Manika, the Girl Who Lived Twice
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In this unusual feature, Manika is a girl born in a Catholic family in a south Indian fishing village is convinced that she has recently had a former life as a Brahman wife in Nepal. Her parish priest, Father Daniel is under orders to convince her otherwise, as reincarnation does not accord with official Catholic doctrine. Instead, he agrees to journey with her to the site of her dreams of a previous life. Once there, they discover that all is just as she had dreamed it, and her former husband has remarried despite promising not to. Her arrival on the scene does not disturb the man, but it really upsets his new wife, who departs with her baby. Manika decides that it helps no one for her to remain there in Nepal, and returns to her home in the south. However, all this has caused a genuine crisis of faith for the priest who, witnessing all this, has had to grapple with some irreconcilable issues.
Release Date : 1989-05-26
Language :French
Adult : false
Status : Released
Production Company : Labrador FilmsAlmira Films
Production Country : FranceSwitzerland
Alternative Titles :
Cast
Character Name : Father Daniel Mahoney
Original Name : Julian Sands
Gender : Male
Character Name : Manika Kallatil
Original Name : Ayesha Dharker
Gender : Female
Character Name : Sister Amanda
Original Name : Stéphane Audran
Gender : Female
Character Name : Father René
Original Name : Jean-Philippe Écoffey
Gender : Male
Character Name : Ranjit
Original Name : Suresh Oberoi
Gender : Male
Character Name :
Original Name : Saeed Jaffrey
Gender : Male
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