Manuel, le fils emprunté

1990 | 79 minutes | 6.3 ★ (3)

Manuel, le fils emprunté
  • Overview

    Juan Alvarez, a Spanish refugee in Canada, shoemaker, picks up at his home Manuel, a 12-year-old Portuguese teenager, whom he teaches to read, to assert his rights and who speaks of the Spanish civil war.

  • Release Date

    09 February 1990

  • DirectingFrançois Labonté
  • Budget

    $0.00

  • Revenue

    $0.00

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