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Manika, une vie plus tard (1989)

Manika, une vie plus tard poster
Directed by
François Villiers
Genre
drama film
Country
France
Runtime
1h 46m
Rating
7.8 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young girl in a South Indian fishing village has visions of a past life that trouble her daily existence. The story follows her struggle to understand these memories and their impact on her present life.

spiritualmysteriousemotionally intensequietreflectivevisually atmosphericdisturbingslow-paced

What happens

Manika, une vie plus tard (1989) is a movie based on the concept of reincarnation, directed by François Villiers. Manika Kallatil (Ayesha Dharkar) is a young girl who lives in an Indian fishing village in South India. She has visions of her previous life which is disturbing her. The movie won the Prix du Public at Cannes Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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