La Manuela

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 That same night, her work visa was revoked and she was taken into custody.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

Cast

Manuela Picq Lavinas

Self

Carlos Pérez Guartambel

Self

Lena Lavinas

Self

Hildete Pereira de Melo

Self

Lúcia Mugayar

Self

Sonia Correa

Self

Bila Sorj

Self

Celina de Farias

Self

Francisco das Chagas Felix de Lima

Self

Maria das Neves Gaudêncio

Self