Yohan Manca


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.

Career

Manca co-wrote and co-directed the short film, The Bag, along with Julien Dara in 2012. In 2017, his short film, Hédi & Sarah, nominated at the Syndicat Français de la Critique de cinéma in France.
Manca's debut feature film, My Brothers and I, 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, in which the actor appears as le loup, published in January 2024.

Filmography

As actor

  • 2011 : Léa
  • 2014 : Bête noire
  • 2018 : Escapada
  • 2019 : Call me Matthew
  • 2019 : ''La vérité si je mens! Les débuts''