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  • Manito
  • Opened June 13, 2003 | Runtime:1 hr. 18 min.
  • Set and vibrantly photographed in the Washington Heights section of Manhattan, "Manito" is the fictional yet richly detailed story of a day in the life of two Latino brothers, Junior (Franky G.) and Manny (Leo Minaya). Told using techniques of cinema Read More
  • Cast: Franky G., Leo Minaya, Manuel Cabral, Julissa Lopez, Jessica Morales
  • Director: Eric Eason
  • Genres: Drama, Family Drama, Coming-of-Age, Urban Drama

Manito Critic Reviews

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  • 90
    Los Angeles Times | Kevin Thomas

    As a dramatist Eason has a classicist's sense of structure and movement to...

  • 88
    Chicago Sun-Times | Roger Ebert

    Manito sees an everyday tragedy with sadness and tenderness, and doesn't force...

  • 80
    Variety | Dennis Harvey

    Furiously paced -- just shy of the sensory-overload point -- pic duly merits...

  • 75
    Boston Globe | Janice Page

    Because Manito is really just an opera without the violins or Viking hats, you...

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