Meu Nome Não É Johnny
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Meu Nome Não É Johnny is a 2008 Brazilian film directed by Mauro Lima. A box office
hit, it was one of the 14 films considered by the Ministry of Culture
to represent Brazil in the competition for the Academy Award
for Best Foreign Language Film
at the 2008 ceremony
. The film was based on the book Meu Nome Não é Johnny by Guilherme Fiuza.
that would become the head of the drug traffic in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
Estrella was a young boy from an upper middle class family of the city of Niterói
. Loved by his parents and worshipped by his friends, he lived an intensive life of partying. In the early 1990s, he adventured himself through the world of drugs. Investigated and later imprisoned by the police
, his life is exposed by sensationalistic
newspaper
s and magazine
s. Instead of parties, Estrella has to face the bench of the culprits to tell the story of his adolescenthood.
Box office
A box office is a place where tickets are sold to the public for admission to an event. Patrons may perform the transaction at a countertop, through an unblocked hole through a wall or window, or at a wicket....
hit, it was one of the 14 films considered by the Ministry of Culture
Ministry of Culture (Brazil)
The Ministry of Culture of Brazil was created in 1985.-External links:*...
to represent Brazil in the competition for the Academy Award
Academy Awards
An Academy Award, also known as an Oscar, is an accolade bestowed by the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to recognize excellence of professionals in the film industry, including directors, actors, and writers...
for Best Foreign Language Film
Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
The Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film is one of the Academy Awards of Merit, popularly known as the Oscars, handed out annually by the U.S.-based Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences...
at the 2008 ceremony
81st Academy Awards
The 81st Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences , honored the best films of 2008 and took place February 22, 2009, at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles beginning at 5:30 p.m. PST / 8:30 p.m. EST...
. The film was based on the book Meu Nome Não é Johnny by Guilherme Fiuza.
Synopsis
The film narrates the true story of João Guilherme Estrella, a middle-class man from the State of Rio de JaneiroRio de Janeiro (state)
Rio de Janeiro is one of the 27 states of Brazil.Rio de Janeiro has the second largest economy of Brazil behind only São Paulo state.The state of Rio de Janeiro is located within the Brazilian geopolitical region classified as the Southeast...
that would become the head of the drug traffic in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
Estrella was a young boy from an upper middle class family of the city of Niterói
Niterói
Niterói is a municipality in the state of Rio de Janeiro, southeast region of Brazil. It has an estimated population of 487,327 inhabitants and an area of ², being the sixth most populous city in the state and the highest Human Development Index. Integrates the Metropolitan Region of Rio de...
. Loved by his parents and worshipped by his friends, he lived an intensive life of partying. In the early 1990s, he adventured himself through the world of drugs. Investigated and later imprisoned by the police
Police
The police is a personification of the state designated to put in practice the enforced law, protect property and reduce civil disorder in civilian matters. Their powers include the legitimized use of force...
, his life is exposed by sensationalistic
Sensationalism
Sensationalism is a type of editorial bias in mass media in which events and topics in news stories and pieces are over-hyped to increase viewership or readership numbers...
newspaper
Newspaper
A newspaper is a scheduled publication containing news of current events, informative articles, diverse features and advertising. It usually is printed on relatively inexpensive, low-grade paper such as newsprint. By 2007, there were 6580 daily newspapers in the world selling 395 million copies a...
s and magazine
Magazine
Magazines, periodicals, glossies or serials are publications, generally published on a regular schedule, containing a variety of articles. They are generally financed by advertising, by a purchase price, by pre-paid magazine subscriptions, or all three...
s. Instead of parties, Estrella has to face the bench of the culprits to tell the story of his adolescenthood.
Cast
- Selton MelloSelton MelloSelton Figueiredo Melo is a Brazilian actor. He works on TV, movies and theater. He also produces and directs movies and videoclips...
.... João Guilherme Estrella - Cléo PiresCléo PiresCléo Pires Ayrosa Galvão, known simply as Cléo Pires , is a Brazilian actress. Daughter of actress Glória Pires and singer-songwriter Fábio Júnior, Cléo Pires is also half-sister of the actor and singer-songwriter Filipe Galvão. She first gained notoriety for her roles in the 2003 film Benjamim and...
.... Sofia - Júlia LemmertzJúlia LemmertzJúlia Lemmertz Dias is a Brazilian actress.Júlia is the daughter of two great actors, Linneu Dias and Lilian Lemmertz...
.... Estrella's mother - Giulio LopesGiulio LopesGiulio Lopes, , July 24, 1959, is a scenographer and Brazilian actor of plays, telenovelas and movies.- Biography :Born in Poá, São Paulo, Giulio Lopes made his first exhibition as an actor in the 1982 theater O Apocalipse ou o Capeta de Caruaru, of Aldomar Conrado, with the group "Caentrenós", of...
.... Estrella's father - Cássia KissCássia KissCássia Kis Magro is a Brazilian actress of Hungarian descent. Formely known as Cássia Kiss, she included her husband's family name in her stage name in 2010. Later, she changed the middle pseudonym from Kiss to Kis...
.... judge - Rafaela Mandelli .... Laura
- Ângelo Paes Leme .... Julinho
- Gillray Coutinho .... lawyer