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 That same night, her work visa was revoked and she was taken into custody.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.
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Canal Brasil, Gamarosa Filmes, Luzca
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Top Cast
Manuela Picq Lavinas as Self
Carlos Pérez Guartambel as Self
Lena Lavinas as Self
Hildete Pereira de Melo as Self
Lúcia Mugayar as Self
Top Crew
Clara Linhart · Director
Luis Cañizares · Writer
Letícia Simões · Writer
Juliana Guanais · Editor
Chaiana Furtado · Producer
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