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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

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

References

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9. Keslassy, Elsa (2021-07-11). "Cannes Director Accused of Throwing Cell Phone at French Actor Judith Chemla, Casting a Shadow Over Film's Premiere (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 2021-12-14.
10. "Cannes 2021: Judith Chemla cancels her visit and files a complaint against her companion". News in 24 Lifestyle English. 2021-07-12. Retrieved 2021-12-14.
11. "Director Allegedly Throws Cell Phone at Actress Girlfriend in Startling Domestic Violence Incident". Celebrity. Retrieved 2021-12-14.
12. Média, Prisma. "Cannes 2021 : Judith Chemla annule sa venue et porte plainte contre son compagnon - Voici". Voici.fr (in French). Retrieved 2021-12-14.
13. "Le témoignage de Judith Chemla, victime de violences conjugales : «Ne retirez jamais une plainte»". lemonde.fr. Retrieved 2022-07-06.
14. "« Je suis avec cet homme capable de me violenter physiquement et moralement, mais je n'imagine pas m'en aller » : les extraits du livre témoignage de Judith Chemla". Le Monde.fr (in French). 2024-01-25. Retrieved 2024-01-25.
15. "Escapada". filmaffinity.com. Retrieved 2021-10-20.
16. ""La Vérité si je mens! Les débuts" º, aux origines de la saga du Sentier". lavoixdunord.fr. Retrieved 2021-10-20.
17. "Cannes 2021 line-up guide: Un Certain Regard titles". screendaily.com. Retrieved 2021-09-05.

External links

• Yohan Manca at IMDb

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