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    MANAS

    Directed by Marianna Brennand
    Brazil/Portugal | 101 minutes | North American Premiere | World Cinema Now

Film Festival 2025

Set in a remote corner of Brazil largely untouched by the modern world, this earnest and moving drama centers on 13-year-old Marcielle, who yearns to escape her hostile home and a village that has resisted change for generations.

film details

Director: Marianna Brennand
Producers: Carolina Benevides, Marianna Brennand
Screenwriter: Felipe Sholl, Marcelo Grabowsky, Marianna Brennand, Antonia Pellegrino, Camila Agustini, Carolina Benevides
Cinematographers: Pierre de Kerchove
Editor: Isabela Monteiro de Castro
Cast: Jamili Correa, Fátima Macedo, Rômulo Braga, Dira Paes, Emily Pantoja, Samira Eloá, Gabriel Rodrigues, Enzo Maia
Country: Brazil/Portugal
Language: In Portuguese with English subtitles
Year: 2024
Running Time: 101 minutes
Premiere Status: North American Premiere
Awards: GdA Director's Award, Giornate degli Autori; Special Jury Award given to Jamili Correa, Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival
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Film Festival 2025