Manito

Name: Manito
Genre: Drama, Family
Released: June 13, 2003
Duration: 78 min
Rating: 71
Cast: Franky G, Jessica Morales, Leo Minaya

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Film Movement | Release Date: June 13, 2003

Starring: Franky G, Jessica Morales, Leo Minaya

Summary: Set, and vibrantly photographed, in the Washington Heights section of Manhattan, Manito is the fictional story of two days in the life of two Latino brothers, Junior and Manny. Employing techniques of cinema verite, the film vibrantly captures a neighborhoodand the people who live there. (Film Movement)

Director: Eric Eason

Genre(s): Drama, Family

Runtime: 78 min

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Kevin Thomas

As a dramatist Eason has a classicist's sense of structure and movement to complement his sense of the cinematic. Manito, which has a special grand jury prize from Sundance among its 10 awards, is a small film with a big impact. Read full review

Roger Ebert

Manito sees an everyday tragedy with sadness and tenderness, and doesn't force it into the shape of a plot. Read full review

David Edelstein

Manito is the rare little movie that gets bigger as it goes along--so big that it can hardly contain its own emotion. Read full review

Janice Page

Because Manito is really just an opera without the violins or Viking hats, you probably don't need to have everything spelled out. Its Spanish-English script is secondary to the universal language and timeless drama of family, community, dreams made and dreams dashed. Read full review

Elizabeth Weitzman

Toward the finish, the movie takes a regrettable curve into melodrama, but the excellent performances never waver. Read full review

Mark Holcomb

Unusually impassioned indie. Read full review

Kimberley Jones

If you shy away from that sick feeling in the pit of the stomach that comes when watching good people make bad decisions, then best to steer clear of Manito, a low-budget indie that reaches near-Greek proportions of tragedy brought on by lousy decision-making. Read full review

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BillB.

Mar 1, 2007

Fantastic first film. Totally distinct. A great director has landed. Dying to see his next film!

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SweetmanS.

Nov 27, 2005

Powerful and devastating glimpse of life in the NYC Washington Heights Latino community.

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