A Life, A Manifesto

Name: A Life, A Manifesto
Released: 2026-05-14
Rating: 7.8

7.8/10 (2)

·2026· 86 min

Director: Jean-Gabriel Périot

The life of Michèle Firk — a trailblazing French journalist, film critic, aspiring director and communist activist involved in various liberation struggles in the second half of the 20th century — as told by narrator Alice Diop, modern day French director.

Cast

Michèle Firk

Self (archive footage)

Nadia Tereszkiewicz

Narrator

Alice Diop

Narrator

In brief

A Life, A Manifesto (2026) is a documentary film. With an average rating of 7.8/10 from 2 votes, it's one of the higher-rated titles. The film runs 1h 26min. Check current streaming availability in the "Where to watch" section above.

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A Life, A Manifesto runs 86 minutes (1h 26min).

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A Life, A Manifesto has an average rating of 7.8/10 based on 2 viewer votes on TMDB.

What year is A Life, A Manifesto from?

A Life, A Manifesto was released in 2026.