Manito

Manito (2002)

  • 94% of critics liked it
    (31 reviews)

  • 65% of users liked it
    (557 ratings)

Yet another American filmmaker inspired by the storytelling economy of Dogme 95, writer/director Eric Eason shot his feature debut, Manito, on digital video with a tiny budget and cast the film predominantly with first-time actors. Native New Yorker Eason's tale takes place in the Puerto Rican… More

Unrated,
Directed By
Written By
Eric Eason
Genres
Drama
In Theaters
Jun 13, 2003 Wide
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Critic Reviews

  • Marta Barber, Miami Herald

    The film shows a capsule of American urban life where few outside the community venture in. Eason hands out an invitation to do so. Accept it willingly.

  • Bob Campbell, Newark Star-Ledger

    Ragged but intense, this compassionate little movie is stocked with enough skillful touches and sensitive moments to stir interest in Eason's future work.

  • Edward Guthmann, San Francisco Chronicle

    A low-budget wonder.

  • Elizabeth Weitzman, New York Daily News

    A remarkably assured feature debut, Eric Eason's raw, intimate movie deftly captures the kinetic energy of its Washington Heights setting.

  • Janice Page, Boston Globe

    What Manito delivers that its cable TV cousins rarely seem interested in exploring are the tiniest details of the real urban 'hood where its stories take place.

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