Movie Description
La Manuela
(2017)Overview
LA MANUELA is a movie about exile and self-reinvention. In august 2015, Manuela Lavinas Picq, a french-brazilian journalist and university professor, was arrested at a demonstration in Quito, Ecuador. That same night, her work visa was revoked and she was taken into custody. Manuela was forced to leave Ecuador, where she had lived for the last decade, losing her home, work and lover. This film tells the trajectory of an activist who defends the causes of indigenous peoples with a lot of identity.
Featured Crew
- Director : Clara Linhart
- Producer : Chaiana Furtado,Paula Horta
- Writer : Luis Cañizares,Letícia Simões
- Editor : Juliana Guanais
- Cast : Manuela Picq Lavinas,Carlos Pérez Guartambel,Lena Lavinas,Hildete Pereira de Melo,Lúcia Mugayar,Sonia Correa,Bila Sorj,Celina de Farias,Francisco das Chagas Felix de Lima,Maria das Neves Gaudêncio,Denise Gentil,Ivo Lesbaupin,Antonio Carlos de Souza Lima,Robert Linhart,Chimaway López,Markel Thomas,Antonia Carcelén,Victoria Maillo de Aguilera
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Facts
Original TitleLa Manuela
Status Released
Release Information
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2017-11-10
Original LanguageUnknown
Runtime 01h 24m
Production CompaniesCanal Brasil,Gamarosa Filmes,Luzca
Genres
- Documentary