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 That same night, her work visa was revoked and she was taken into custody.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

  • Manuela Picq Lavinas

    Manuela Picq Lavinas

    Self

  • Carlos Pérez Guartambel

    Carlos Pérez Guartambel

    Self

  • Lena Lavinas

    Lena Lavinas

    Self

  • Hildete Pereira de Melo

    Hildete Pereira de Melo

    Self

  • Lúcia Mugayar

    Lúcia Mugayar

    Self

  • Sonia Correa

    Sonia Correa

    Self

  • Bila Sorj

    Bila Sorj

    Self

  • Celina de Farias

    Celina de Farias

    Self

  • Francisco das Chagas Felix de Lima

    Francisco das Chagas Felix de Lima

    Self

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 That same night, her work visa was revoked and she was taken into custody.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

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