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Yohan Manca

b. 1989

Film director, screenwriter and actor

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Born 1989. Yohan Manca is a screenwriter, film director, actor and film actor.

Yohan Manca is a French film director, writer, actor and producer. He is best known for his work on the film, My Brothers and I (Mes frères et moi).

Career Manca co-wrote and co-directed the short film, The Bag (Le sac), along with Julien Dara in 2012. In 2017, his short film, Hédi & Sarah (Hédi et Sarah), nominated at the Syndicat Français de la Critique de cinéma in France.

Manca's debut feature film, My Brothers and I (Mes frères et moi), was selected to compete in the Un Certain Regard section at the Cannes Film Festival in 2021. He didn't attend the Cannes premiere, since he has been accused by the main actress and ex partner Judith Chemla of domestic abuse by throwing a cell phone at her.

Personal life In May of 2022, he received an eight-months suspended sentence for domestic violence and abuse over his wife, actress Judith Chemla, with whom he has a daughter. She recounts, among other things, this relationship in her book Notre silence nous a laissées seules ("Our Silence Left Us Alone"), in which the actor appears as le loup ("Wolf"), published in January 2024.

Filmography Year Film Director Writer Producer Note 2012 The Bag (Le sac) Short film 2017 Hédi & Sarah (Hédi et Sarah) Short film 2020 Red Star Short film 2021 My Brothers and I (Mes frères et moi) Feature film

As actor 2011 : Léa (Short film) 2014 : Bête noire (Short film) 2018 : Escapada (Feature film) 2019 : Call me Matthew (Short film) 2019 : La vérité si je mens! Les débuts

Awards and nominations YearResultAwardCategoryWorkRef.2021 NominatedCannes Film FestivalGolden CameraMy Brothers and I (Mes frères et moi) NominatedUn Certain Regard Award

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film director, screenwriter and actor

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Yohan Manca was born on 10 September 1989.

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Yohan Manca is a screenwriter, film director, actor and film actor.

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