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He had everything but limits - My Name Ain't Johnny
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Title: My Name Ain't Johnny

Release Date: 4 Jan 2008

Runtime: 2h 4m

Genre: Crime, Drama

Director: Atitude Produções e Empreendimentos, Globo Filmes, TeleImage, Apema Filmes, Columbia Pictures

Production Companies: Atitude Produções e Empreendimentos, Globo Filmes, TeleImage, Apema Filmes, Columbia Pictures

Overview: The true story of João Guilherme Estrella ("Johnny"), a young middle-class bon vivant who became a big-time cocaine dealer in Rio de Janeiro in the early 1990s.

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Average Vote: 7.124 (262 votes)

Cast

  • João Guilherme Estrella: Selton Mello
  • Sofia: Cleo
  • Mãe de João / João's mother: Júlia Lemmertz
  • Juíza Marilena Soares: Cássia Kis
  • D. Marly: Eva Todor
  • Alex: André De Biase
  • Pai de João / João's father: Giulio Lopes
  • João criança / child: Felipe Severo
  • Advogado / Lawyer Renato: Gillray Coutinho
  • João adolescente / teen: Arthur Lopes
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