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 That same night, her work visa was revoked and she was taken into custody.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

Top Cast

M

Manuela Picq Lavinas

Self

C

Carlos Pérez Guartambel

Self

L

Lena Lavinas

Self

Hildete Pereira de Melo

Self

L

Lúcia Mugayar

Self

S

Sonia Correa

Self

B

Bila Sorj

Self

C

Celina de Farias

Self

F

Francisco das Chagas Felix de Lima

Self

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Maria das Neves Gaudêncio

Self

D

Denise Gentil

Self

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Ivo Lesbaupin

Self