La Manuela

LA MANUELA is a movie about exile and selfreinvention In august 2015 Manuela Lavinas Picq a frenchbrazilian journalist and university professor was arrested at a demonstration in Quito Ecuador That same night her work visa was revoked and she was taken into custody Manuela was forced to leave Ecuador where she had lived for the last decade losing her home work and lover This film tells the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