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Meu Nome é Dindi

Meu Nome é Dindi

Genres

Drama

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Meu Nome é Dindi shows the movement of time over a young woman who owns a small marketplace near bankruptcy and fights for survival.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Portuguese

Runtime

87 mins

Rating

4/10

Release Date

07 November 2008

Country

Brazil

Cast

Djin Sganzerla

Djin Sganzerla

Dindi

Gustavo Falcão

Gustavo Falcão

Marcão

Carlo Mossy

Carlo Mossy

Butcher

Nildo Parente

Nildo Parente

Clown

Maria Gladys

Maria Gladys

Carmem

Cláudio Mendes

Cláudio Mendes

Genésio

Maria Tereza Maron

Maria Tereza Maron

Luís Igreja

Luís Igreja

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