Manas

Manas

Directed by Marianna Brennand

Produced by Globo Filmes, Les Films du Fleuve

2025101 min8.3 / 10

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.

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.

80/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

There is almost nothing else like this.

Rarity52

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise96

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love97

How much audiences actually like it

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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.

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