Movie·1990·1h 19m
Manuel, le fils emprunté
Directed By
François Labonté
Country
Canada
Language
French
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The Story
Juan Alvarez, a Spanish refugee in Canada, shoemaker, picks up at his home Manuel, a 12-year-old Portuguese teenager, whom he teaches to read, to assert his rights and who speaks of the Spanish civil war.
Written By
Gerald Wexler
Producer
Brigitte Germain, Nardo Castillo
Cinematography
Karol Ike
Editor
François Gill
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
4 votes
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Cast
Francisco Rabal
Juan Alvarez
Nuno Da Costa
Manuel Estrada
Luiz Saraiva
Vasco Estrada (as Luiz Saraïva)
Kim Yaroshevskaya
Rosa Alvarez
Isabel Serra
Estella Estrada
Gaston Caron
Jimmy
Ginette Boivin
Michèle Leclerc
Robert Toupin
M. Fortin (le professeur)
Michel Dumont
M. Castillo (le directeur)
José Barrio
Pablo
Simon Quévillon-Loiselle
Angelo
Marco Lavoie
Costa
Pedro Marques
Luis Estrada
Marisa Martiho
Clara Estrada
Marco Ramirez
Serveur terrasse
Alain Chartrand
M. Lino (boutique vidéo)
Yves Canuel-Toueg
Vic (jeune au couteau)
Mario Monuma
Ami de Vic
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