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Manika, the Girl Who Lived Twice is a french film of genre Drama directed by François Villiers with Ayesha Dharker
Manika, the Girl Who Lived Twice (1989)
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Directed by François Villiers
OriginFrance
Genres Drama
Themes Films about religion
Rating67%
Manika, une vie plus tard est un film français réalisé par François Villiers, sorti en 1989.
Synopsis
Dans un petit village de pêcheurs sur les bords de l'Océan indien, à la grande frayeur de ses parents, Manika, dix ans, fait d'étranges rêves à propos d'un pays, d'une ville, d'une famille, d'une maison qu'elle ne devrait pas connaître. On l'accuse de mensonge et de fabulation, mais Manika est convaincue qu'il s'agit d'une vie antérieure: épouse d'un riche Brahmane, elle serait morte en couches. Un professeur va l'aider à découvrir la vérité...Actors
Ayesha Dharker
(Manika Kallatil)
Julian Sands
(Father Daniel Mahoney)
Stéphane Audran
(Sister Amanda)
Jean-Philippe Écoffey
(Père René)
Suresh Oberoi
(Ranjit)
Saeed Jaffrey
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