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Bookmark this pageManito (2002)
Director: Eric Eason
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From Time Out Film Guide
A long day in the life of a Latino family struggling to survive in NY's Washington Heights, former crack cocaine capital of the world. Ex-con Junior (Franky G) is looking out for younger brother and recent graduate Manny (Minaya) against a backdrop of street violence, racial prejudice, police harassment and family tension (including an estranged drug-dealing father), with uneasy results. using a bilingual non-pro Spanish/American cast, shaky DV and a bag of cinematic tricks (light, speed and colour), writer/director Eason's first feature is a visual and aural feast of gritty documentary-style realism. Bleak, but sensational.Author: JFu
Cast & crew
Director: Eric Eason
Producer: Jesse Scolaro, Allen Bain
Cast: Franky G, Leo Minaya, Manuel Cabral, Julissa Lopez, Jessica Morales, Hector Gonzalez, Panchito Gomez full cast
Duration: 77 mins
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