Now in Cinemas: Manas

Thirteen-year-old Tielle’s sensitive and powerful resistance against the system that oppresses her and all women. A co-production by Walter Salles and the Dardenne brothers, winner of the Best Director Award at the Venice Film Festival and the Grand Jury Fiction Award at the Movies that Matter Festival.

Deep in the Amazon rainforest of Brazil, Tielle dreams of a life far away from home, inspired by her sister, who left the jungle years ago. As she grows older, the illusions she clings to begin to crumble and her safe home situation turns into something much darker. During a secret trip aboard a passing cargo ship, Tielle catches a glimpse of the coveted outside world, but it too brings dangers. Determined to protect herself, her younger sister and all the other women in the community, she does everything she can to break the traditions that humiliate and oppress them.