Fifteen years ago, their Washington Heights neighborhood was dubbed the crack-cocaine capital of the world, but today it is transforming into one of the most vibrant, Spanish-speaking communities in the United States. While the drug dealers continue to disappear, their violent legacy still casts a shadow over the neighborhood and its residents. Junior, an ex-convict struggling to get his life back on track, is a product of this legacy. His younger brother Manny, the salutator... (Full plot summary below)
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Fifteen years ago, their Washington Heights neighborhood was dubbed the crack-cocaine capital of the world, but today it is transforming into one of the most vibrant, Spanish-speaking communities in the United States. While the drug dealers continue to disappear, their violent legacy still casts a shadow over the neighborhood and its residents. Junior, an ex-convict struggling to get his life back on track, is a product of this legacy. His younger brother Manny, the salutatorian of his high school class, embodies the hope of the future. On the night of his graduation party, Manny finds himself faced with an ill-fated decision that could change his life forever.
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| New York TimesA.O. Scott[Eason] has a quick-moving, incisive eye that captures little details of gesture and décor ... and also an ear finely tuned to the nuances of talk. |
| Chicago TribunePatrick Z. McGavinThe film recalls Martin Scorsese's "Mean Streets" and the minimalism of films such as Lars Von Trier's "The Idiots." Eason and cinematographer Didier Gertsch keep the cameras tight on the actors' bodies and faces, creating palpable unease. |
| New York PostMegan LehmannA leisurely, scene-setting start, peppered with authentic banter and winning localized humor, fleshes out the characters in Manito so well you feel as if you live alongside them. |
| Hollywood ReporterDuane ByrgeIt's a vibrant, embracing film of people on the fringe of mainstream America. |
| culturevulture.netArthur LazereManito packs a visceral punch; it grabs hold and doesn't let go. |
| Newark Star-LedgerBob CampbellRagged but intense, this compassionate little movie is stocked with enough skillful touches and sensitive moments to stir interest in Eason's future work. |
| Premiere MagazineAlex KranzUntil the point that changes everything, Manito is more a portrait of a neighborhood and its various characters--and this is the even more impressive part of the film. Once the disasters start to domino, the story becomes a bit familiar, a bit manipulative. |
| Old School ReviewsJohn A. NesbitThe digital camera itself becomes a major character because it gives any director with unique connections access to previously unfilmable subjects |
| Miami HeraldMarta BarberThe 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. |
| Ozus' World Movie ReviewsDennis SchwartzFirst-time director Eric Eason's assured debut feature is a gritty urban drama shot on a shaky handheld DV camera for $25,000. |
