2024, the Award of the Student Jury goes to ›Manas‹ by Brazilian director Marianna Brennand about the fate of many women and girls in the Brazilian Amazon region. The film is the result of 10 years of research by Brennand. The jury's statement: "Tonight we are honouring a film that has depicted the power and poetry of the unspoken with an unforgettably stirring emotionality. His scenes have stayed with us because of their ominously crackling atmosphere and incredibly strong symbolism (...)."
Manas
winning film 2024
Brazil, on the banks of the Amazon. Teenage Marcielle (Tielle) lives here with her parents and three siblings. Despite superficial affection, the atmosphere at home is tense and restrictive. In order to escape and follow in the footsteps of her idolized older sister, Tielle goes aboard one of the barges that regularly pass by on the river. But even this doesn’t get her away from the island. So, the courageous young woman finally decides to stand up to oppression. And she is prepared to go to extremes in order to prevail.
In this stirring and masterfully staged drama, director Marianna Brennand documents the terrible injustice suffered by many young women in her home country. A tough and bracingly unsparing film.
Director: Marianna Brennand
Country: Brazil, Portugal
2024 | 106 min.
Language: Portuguese
Cast_ Jamilli Correa, Fátima Macedo, Rômulo Braga, Dira Paes Screenplay_ Felipe Sholl, Marcelo Grabowsky, Marianna Brennand, Antonia Pellegrino, Camila Agustini, Carolina Benevides Camera_ Pierre de Kerchove Producer_ Carolina Benevides, Marianna Brennand Rights_ Bendita Film Sales