La Manuela

11/10/2017

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1hr 24min

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Documentary

STORY

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 That same night, her work visa was revoked and she was taken into custody.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.

CAST & CREW

    Cast

  • Manuela Picq Lavinas
  • Carlos Pérez Guartambel
  • Lena Lavinas
  • Hildete Pereira de Melo
  • Lúcia Mugayar

    Directors

  • Paula Horta
  • Fellipe Barbosa
  • Clara Linhart
  • Letícia Simões

INFORMATION

    Production Companies

  • Canal Brasil
  • Gamarosa Filmes
  • Luzca

    Production Countries

  • Brazil

LANGUAGES

  • English
  • French
  • Portuguese
  • Spanish