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A Life Too Short: The Isabella Nardoni Case

When a 5-year-old girl falls from her father's apartment, her mother embarks on a quest for justice - and is put under the national spotlight.

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Micael Langer, Cláudio Manoel

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documentary, crime

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Self

Self

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Marcos Carneiro

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Self - Promotor

Francisco Cembranelli

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José Luiz Datena

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Maria Lydia Flandoli

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Rodrigo Hidalgo

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Anna Carolina Jatobá

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Alexandre Nardoni

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Isabella Nardoni

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Self - Advogado de defesa

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João Paulo Vergueiro

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[line ringing] - A Life Too Short: The Isabella Nardoni Case

[operator] I'm just filling out… - A Life Too Short: The Isabella Nardoni Case

[operator] I'm just filling out…

[tense music playing] - A Life Too Short: The Isabella Nardoni Case

[tense music playing]

The safety net
on the window of Isabella's room - A Life Too Short: The Isabella Nardoni Case

The safety net on the window of Isabella's room

[woman 1] All we could think of was, - A Life Too Short: The Isabella Nardoni Case

[woman 1] All we could think of was,

Awaiting in expectation to hear Alexandre
and Anna Carolina's statements. - A Life Too Short: The Isabella Nardoni Case

Awaiting in expectation to hear Alexandre and Anna Carolina&...

People saw their own loved ones
in that victim. - A Life Too Short: The Isabella Nardoni Case

People saw their own loved ones in that victim.

JUSTICE BE DONE - A Life Too Short: The Isabella Nardoni Case

JUSTICE BE DONE

♪ Justice! Justice! ♪ - A Life Too Short: The Isabella Nardoni Case

♪ Justice! Justice! ♪

But that's not true in Isabella's case.
We don't know everything. - A Life Too Short: The Isabella Nardoni Case

But that's not true in Isabella's case. We don...

It was atypical, a situation
the police hadn't encountered before. - A Life Too Short: The Isabella Nardoni Case

It was atypical, a situation the police hadn't encounte...

Our legal system wasn't ready
for a case with such importance. - A Life Too Short: The Isabella Nardoni Case

Our legal system wasn't ready for a case with such impo...

A LIFE TOO SHORT:
THE ISABELLA NARDONI CASE - A Life Too Short: The Isabella Nardoni Case

A LIFE TOO SHORT: THE ISABELLA NARDONI CASE

- Look, Gi. The two of you.
- June festival. - A Life Too Short: The Isabella Nardoni Case

- Look, Gi. The two of you. - June festival.

I'm Isabella's cousin.
Four months older than she was. - A Life Too Short: The Isabella Nardoni Case

I'm Isabella's cousin. Four months older than she ...

ISABELLA'S COUSIN - A Life Too Short: The Isabella Nardoni Case

ISABELLA'S COUSIN

Our parents had us
when they were very young, - A Life Too Short: The Isabella Nardoni Case

Our parents had us when they were very young,

She was more… - A Life Too Short: The Isabella Nardoni Case

She was more…

You used to be… - A Life Too Short: The Isabella Nardoni Case

You used to be…

[heart beating] - A Life Too Short: The Isabella Nardoni Case

[heart beating]

That was different
because Carolina was 17. - A Life Too Short: The Isabella Nardoni Case

That was different because Carolina was 17.

ISABELLA'S FATHER - A Life Too Short: The Isabella Nardoni Case

ISABELLA'S FATHER

During the four years since then,
we had our ups and downs. - A Life Too Short: The Isabella Nardoni Case

During the four years since then, we had our ups and downs.

In the beginning, - A Life Too Short: The Isabella Nardoni Case

In the beginning,

We got along, but that got harder
after he met Jatobá. - A Life Too Short: The Isabella Nardoni Case

We got along, but that got harder after he met Jatobá.

But I could notice that she would act
in a more mature manner - A Life Too Short: The Isabella Nardoni Case

But I could notice that she would act in a more mature manne...

[gentle music continues] - A Life Too Short: The Isabella Nardoni Case

[gentle music continues]

She really liked hanging out with them.
She liked being around them. - A Life Too Short: The Isabella Nardoni Case

She really liked hanging out with them. She liked being arou...

For a mom who lets her kid spend
the weekend at her dad's, - A Life Too Short: The Isabella Nardoni Case

For a mom who lets her kid spend the weekend at her dad'...

They were a part of her life,
so she had to experience that. - A Life Too Short: The Isabella Nardoni Case

They were a part of her life, so she had to experience that.

My last memory of her… - A Life Too Short: The Isabella Nardoni Case

My last memory of her…

MARCH 29TH, 2008
NORTH OF SÃO PAULO - A Life Too Short: The Isabella Nardoni Case

MARCH 29TH, 2008 NORTH OF SÃO PAULO

It was a Saturday.
I was hanging out with my friends. - A Life Too Short: The Isabella Nardoni Case

It was a Saturday. I was hanging out with my friends.

"Mom, Isa was in an accident." - A Life Too Short: The Isabella Nardoni Case

"Mom, Isa was in an accident."

Then we started to hear a ruckus
in the apartment next door. - A Life Too Short: The Isabella Nardoni Case

Then we started to hear a ruckus in the apartment next door.

[woman 6] When we went to bed,
we heard a couple fighting. - A Life Too Short: The Isabella Nardoni Case

[woman 6] When we went to bed, we heard a couple fighting.

It was a quick fight,
about 15 to 20 minutes. - A Life Too Short: The Isabella Nardoni Case

It was a quick fight, about 15 to 20 minutes.

Right after that,
we heard a person on the ground floor. - A Life Too Short: The Isabella Nardoni Case

Right after that, we heard a person on the ground floor.

Yelling, "They tossed Isabella!
Help! They tossed Isabella!" - A Life Too Short: The Isabella Nardoni Case

Yelling, "They tossed Isabella! Help! They tossed Isabe...

I said, "Let's go downstairs
and see if we can help." - A Life Too Short: The Isabella Nardoni Case

I said, "Let's go downstairs and see if we can hel...

There was a glass door close by.
It was dark. - A Life Too Short: The Isabella Nardoni Case

There was a glass door close by. It was dark.

When I crouched to see if she had a pulse, - A Life Too Short: The Isabella Nardoni Case

When I crouched to see if she had a pulse,

He said, "There's someone in my apartment.
He threw her out of the window." - A Life Too Short: The Isabella Nardoni Case

He said, "There's someone in my apartment. He thre...

And he said that this person
was wearing a black shirt. - A Life Too Short: The Isabella Nardoni Case

And he said that this person was wearing a black shirt.

[pensive music playing] - A Life Too Short: The Isabella Nardoni Case

[pensive music playing]

[Rosa] We were praying on our way there - A Life Too Short: The Isabella Nardoni Case

[Rosa] We were praying on our way there

[sirens wailing] - A Life Too Short: The Isabella Nardoni Case

[sirens wailing]

My husband tried to go in by car,
but the police didn't let us. - A Life Too Short: The Isabella Nardoni Case

My husband tried to go in by car, but the police didn't...

I remember I got out of the car
while it was still moving. - A Life Too Short: The Isabella Nardoni Case

I remember I got out of the car while it was still moving.

I wasn't even worried
about questioning what happened, - A Life Too Short: The Isabella Nardoni Case

I wasn't even worried about questioning what happened,

All I wanted was for her to get help
as soon as possible. - A Life Too Short: The Isabella Nardoni Case

All I wanted was for her to get help as soon as possible.

I was comforted back then
because she was still breathing. - A Life Too Short: The Isabella Nardoni Case

I was comforted back then because she was still breathing.

Alexandre Alves, 29 years old, - A Life Too Short: The Isabella Nardoni Case

Alexandre Alves, 29 years old,

Right after he parked,
according to other sources, - A Life Too Short: The Isabella Nardoni Case

Right after he parked, according to other sources,

It's a brand-new building,

I tried to stay by her side,
but they didn't let me go in the back. - A Life Too Short: The Isabella Nardoni Case

I tried to stay by her side, but they didn't let me go ...

I remember being inside the ambulance - A Life Too Short: The Isabella Nardoni Case

I remember being inside the ambulance

[Rosa] So when we got to the hospital, - A Life Too Short: The Isabella Nardoni Case

[Rosa] So when we got to the hospital,

So I was there,
I was hugging my daughter, - A Life Too Short: The Isabella Nardoni Case

So I was there, I was hugging my daughter,

It wasn't long before
they showed up to talk to us, - A Life Too Short: The Isabella Nardoni Case

It wasn't long before they showed up to talk to us,

Carolina actually fell to the ground,
sliding on the walls towards the ground. - A Life Too Short: The Isabella Nardoni Case

Carolina actually fell to the ground, sliding on the walls t...

She looked at me and said,
"Mom, why did this happen to me?" - A Life Too Short: The Isabella Nardoni Case

She looked at me and said, "Mom, why did this happen to...

What would I even say to my daughter?
She'd just lost her daughter. - A Life Too Short: The Isabella Nardoni Case

What would I even say to my daughter? She'd just lost h...

After a while, I could only say, - A Life Too Short: The Isabella Nardoni Case

After a while, I could only say,

When I finally realized
she hadn't made it, - A Life Too Short: The Isabella Nardoni Case

When I finally realized she hadn't made it,

The news started to come out, - A Life Too Short: The Isabella Nardoni Case

The news started to come out,

[siren wails] - A Life Too Short: The Isabella Nardoni Case

Lots of reporters here
throughout the afternoon and the evening - A Life Too Short: The Isabella Nardoni Case

Lots of reporters here throughout the afternoon and the even...

I was on call when we received the news - A Life Too Short: The Isabella Nardoni Case

I was on call when we received the news

JOURNALIST AND WRITER - A Life Too Short: The Isabella Nardoni Case

JOURNALIST AND WRITER

Back then, there was so much news
of children who, when left alone, - A Life Too Short: The Isabella Nardoni Case

Back then, there was so much news of children who, when left...

ANOTHER CHILD FALLS OFF A WINDOW - A Life Too Short: The Isabella Nardoni Case

ANOTHER CHILD FALLS OFF A WINDOW

They asked me to go
to the 9th Precinct Station, - A Life Too Short: The Isabella Nardoni Case

They asked me to go to the 9th Precinct Station,

There was a suspicion,
including the family, of a homicide. - A Life Too Short: The Isabella Nardoni Case

There was a suspicion, including the family, of a homicide.

A five-year-old child
around 11:30 p.m. last night - A Life Too Short: The Isabella Nardoni Case

A five-year-old child around 11:30 p.m. last night

Somebody cut the window's safety net
and threw her from there. - A Life Too Short: The Isabella Nardoni Case

Somebody cut the window's safety net and threw her from...

It's impossible for a five-year-old - A Life Too Short: The Isabella Nardoni Case

It's impossible for a five-year-old

According to the dad, - A Life Too Short: The Isabella Nardoni Case

According to the dad,

She was already sleepy.
She had already slept on the father's lap. - A Life Too Short: The Isabella Nardoni Case

She was already sleepy. She had already slept on the father&...

So, there's a possibility of homicide, - A Life Too Short: The Isabella Nardoni Case

So, there's a possibility of homicide,

[pensive music playing] - A Life Too Short: The Isabella Nardoni Case

[pensive music playing]

But then they told us
we had to go to the police station. - A Life Too Short: The Isabella Nardoni Case

But then they told us we had to go to the police station.

So we still have to go through all this?
It was an accident. - A Life Too Short: The Isabella Nardoni Case

So we still have to go through all this? It was an accident.

9TH PRECINCT - A Life Too Short: The Isabella Nardoni Case

My shift had started at eight p.m.,
and right after that, at 12 a.m., - A Life Too Short: The Isabella Nardoni Case

My shift had started at eight p.m., and right after that, at...

At first, he said,
"There was a burglar in a building, - A Life Too Short: The Isabella Nardoni Case

At first, he said, "There was a burglar in a building,

[man 2] The police asked them
if they'd ever received any threats, - A Life Too Short: The Isabella Nardoni Case

[man 2] The police asked them if they'd ever received a...

[Renata] They talked so much
about the doorman, - A Life Too Short: The Isabella Nardoni Case

[Renata] They talked so much about the doorman,

Especially because of how suspicious
the couple was towards him. - A Life Too Short: The Isabella Nardoni Case

Especially because of how suspicious the couple was towards ...

[man 7] I called one of the members
of the board of residents immediately. - A Life Too Short: The Isabella Nardoni Case

[man 7] I called one of the members of the board of resident...

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When a 5-year-old girl falls from her father's apartment, her mother embarks on a quest for justice - and is put under the national spotlight.

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Director: Micael Langer, Cláudio Manoel

Writer: Felipe Flexa, Micael Langer, Cláudio Manoel

Production: N/A

Genre: documentary, crime

Year: 2023

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 6.1

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 17 Aug 2023

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