
Manas
Directed by Marianna Brennand
Produced by Globo Filmes, Les Films du Fleuve
A harrowing coming-of-age drama about a girl's desperate fight to escape cycles of abuse and silence in an isolated Amazon community.
Thirteen-year-old Marcielle lives on Marajó Island in the heart of the Amazon rainforest. To break a terrible cycle that imprisons the women around her in an isolated region, she must do the impossible to liberate herself and her younger sister from a dark abyss of silence held by her own family.
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Genres
Questions people ask
Is Manas sad? Yes, very. More sad than 98% of films.
Is Manas scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 94% of films.
Is Manas easy watching? No. Less comforting than 92% of films.
Is Manas violent? Yes. More violent than 88% of films.
Does Manas end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.
These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.
Cinnamon Score
How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.
There is almost nothing else like this.
How unlike any other film this one feels
How much more it delivers than it promises
How much audiences actually like it
Ensemble
Like Manas
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
Same Mood as Manas
Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Like Manas, But Darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Like Manas, But Lighter
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Like Manas, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

























































