Manoush

Acting

Manoush

Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer, Bouches-du-Rhône, France

Manoush is an actress and singer. Manoush was born 1972 or 1973 as Manoush Barandaj or Manoush Barandyai in Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer as the third child of a mother of French Manouche Sinti and Ashkali origin and a German-American father. She was raised in Haarlem, North Holland, Cologne, (Germany) and Biel, Switzerland. At the age of 18, Manoush began modelling, but her career stopped short at age 20 after a car accident left scars on her stomach and legs. She immigrated to the United States in the summer of 2006 and returned to Europe approx. in 2015. Manoush pursued film in 1997. In 2000, she was offered the role of the "nymphomaniac" in Jean-Pierre Jeunet's Amélie, which opened many doors in the film and TV industry for Manoush, as well as establishing her as a "bad girl". Manoush often gets credit as an action and horror actress or as a professional in roles which can be intense and difficult to play. In 2004 she played fighter Carda in Angel of Death 2, closely followed by Timo Rose's The Legend of Moonlight Mountain (2005), Marian Dora's Cannibal (2006), Timo Rose's Barricade (2007), and Andrey Iskanov's Philosophy of a Knife (2008). Manoush won Best Supporting Actress in 2011 at the PollyGrind Film Festival in Las Vegas for her role as Olga in The Super. She started out as a cyberpunk singer. Besides her acting and writing career, she worked as a singer in the band Cyanide Savior alongside her husband, Chris Vazquez. In 2016 and 2017 she recorded two tracks with 1980s UK band Bronski Beat and US producer Man Parrish. Source: Article "Manoush" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

Acting credits

Amélie poster
7.9

At a tiny Parisian café, the adorable yet painfully shy Amélie accidentally discovers a gift for helping others. Soon Amelie is spending her days as a matchmaker, guardian angel, and all-around do-gooder. But when she bumps into a handsome stranger, will she find the courage to become the star of her very own love story?

Amélie

2001

Blood Valley: Seed's Revenge poster
3.2

Coming back from her bachelor party in Las Vegas, Christine and her friends are driving through the hot desert of Nevada. But they are not alone - serial killer Max Seed is back and he brought the whole family.

Blood Valley: Seed's Revenge

2014

The Curse of Doctor Wolffenstein poster
3.2

Dr. Victor Wolffenstein, a genius and at the same time devilish doctor, has set himself a huge goal, he wants to become immortal. In the Year 1930 he brews a serum, which is supposed to help him achieve his goal. But it has an unwanted side effect, he becomes immortal but becomes infected with necrosis and the only thing left for him to do is to replace his body parts. Dr. Wolffenstein recklessly starts to harvest limbs from the other villagers, but in the end they overpower him and bury him alive. More than 80 years later, five teenagers are on their way to the biggest Rave party of the year. On their way they get stranded in a small village, due to a car accident and have to wait for repair. The teenagers decide to visit a local discotheque and then the terror begins, Dr. Wolffenstein is back.

The Curse of Doctor Wolffenstein

2015

Cannibal poster
5.0

Cannibal is based on the true-crime story of Armin Meiwes, the "Rotenburg Cannibal" who posted an online ad searching for someone to volunteer to be mutilated and eaten. Unlikely as it may seem, someone actually replied. The film shows a fictional portrayal of the meeting between the cannibal and his victim/participant, their homosexual relationship, and the eventual mutilation and murder of said victim.

Cannibal

2006

Craig poster
2.0

CRAIG is a lonely, somewhat awkward, young man trying to recover from losing his parents in a big fire. Besides a friend from childhood, in one go he looses everyone he cares about. The friend, Cliff, isn't of much use either. He has his own problems to deal with, he's not a bad guy, he's just in over his head as it is with his own problems. Craig has suffered some severe trauma and takes Lithium on a daily basis, but when he loses his pills, things slowly, but safely, starts taking a turn for the worse and the voices inside his head is getting louder and louder.

Craig

2008

Philosophy of a Knife poster
3.9

The true history of Japanese Unit 731, from its beginnings in the 1930s to its demise in 1945, and the subsequent trials in Khabarovsk, USSR, of many of the Japanese doctors from Unit 731. The facts are told, and previously unknown evidence is revealed by an eyewitness to these events, former doctor and military translator, Anatoly Protasov.

Philosophy of a Knife

2008

When Black Birds Fly poster
4.7

A charismatic leader named Caine demands obedience from the citizens of a town named "Heaven". The town is at peace until two children break his greatest rule: Never venture beyond the town's walls.

When Black Birds Fly

2016

Necronos: Tower of Doom poster
4.9

Necronos, one of the mightiest minions of the devil himself has come to earth to create an invincible army of the undead under leadership of barbaric demons, called Berzerkers. To achieve his goal Necronos needs numerous often very macabre and difficult to come by ingredients. So Satan sends him two assistants to achieve his goal - Goran, a Blood Demon and footman loyal to Necronos as well as The Mighty Witch to locate the chosen one - a virgin witch.

Necronos: Tower of Doom

2010

No artwork available
NR

Andrey Iskanov horror film.

Breaking Uroboros

2024

Ingression poster
4.0

After his wife Lucy walks out on him, Alexander tries to seek solace in alcohol and drugs, but the pain just won't go away. He is given the address of a mysterious man who claims to have the answer; a strange, powerful narcotic that will take away his anguish. Alexander can't take any more so he visits the dealer and is given the drug. For a while he feels fine, life is good again, until he realizes that shadowy figures are pursuing him. He tries to escape but there is no hiding from the Ingression.

Ingression

2010

Visions of Suffering poster
4.6

Demons cross the divide between the world of dreams and waking reality to capture a victim and drag him back to their nightmarish realm.

Visions of Suffering

2006

Gelosia poster
NR

Thomas is a sex-obsessed alcoholic. On the way back from a family celebration an accident happens in which his wife HEIDI burns the side of her face. Thomas dumps his wife out due to the lack of attractiveness and he experiences erotic role-play fantasies with other women while being permanently drunk. How long can Thomas keep everything under control?

Gelosia

2017

Amor killt poster
NR

A short directed by Christian Kreil.

Amor killt

2016

La Petite mort poster
4.0

Three friends, Simon, Nina and Dodo, travel to Mallorca but their flight is delayed in Frankfurt. Accidentally the get mugged and wind up at a restaurant called "Maison de la Petite Mort", a notorious venue where members of the Elite Class secretly meet in the basement for bloody games of perversion.

La Petite mort

2009

Hour Of The Witch poster
8.0

A young student rents a run down attic apartment due to the lack of money. Not too fond of the old legends and traditions of this place, she still researches the dark history of Altena. Not knowing that she attracted the attention of some age old powers who strive for her soul. Her nightmare begins exactly at the witching hour...

Hour Of The Witch

2024

Caedes poster
4.1

Dan and his friends are camping in the black forest. After a wild night of drinking it comes to a rude awakening! Panic and hysteria are spreading, when the camp is suddenly overrun by a horde of bloodthirsty zombies. The friends must realize that the world has come to an end and turned into a zombie apocalypse.

Caedes

2015

Little Big Boy poster
2.3

Jimmy Duncan is a film director working on his fourth film but things are not exactly going as planned.

Little Big Boy

2010

The Turnpike Killer poster
2.8

Hulking and vicious homicidal maniac Jon Beest hears voices that compel him to brutally butcher women. He dumps their bodies on the side of the road on the New Jersey Turnpike. It's up to troubled NYPD Homicide Detective Lloyd to catch Beest and put an end to his campaign of terror.

The Turnpike Killer

2009

Avantgarde poster
3.8

High Society darling and world famous fashion designer Donna Sciavelli knows no boundaries when it comes to new ways of extending her own fame through pleasing her spoiled clients with new "groundbreaking shows, ideas and creations" and New York's high society follows her blindly - not willing or not capable of realizing the true extent of Donna's self staging frenzy.

Avantgarde

2010

Die Boten des Todes poster
1.0

The story revolves around Hans, a kind-hearted but not particularly bright young man. He is bored on his father's farm. He would love to see something of the world and find a woman to marry. So he sets off and wants to visit his grandmother at the same time. However, the route takes him right through the fairytale land of the Brothers Grimm, where he meets various characters from their stories: Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, Rumpelstiltskin, Mother Hulda, the Brave Little Tailor, Puss in Boots, Master Pfriem and, finally, Father Death. The latter is a little under the weather and the unsuspecting Hans helps him back on his feet.

Die Boten des Todes

2022

Underworld Cats poster
4.5

Beate Thruse develops special female, human-like robots with Catwoman costumes for lonely, desperate men without sex lives. But unfortunately the Cats are all defective and have to be withdrawn. Unfortunately too late, because in the small town of Stadtlohn, the tame Cats have mutated into killer cats.

Underworld Cats

2010

Game Over poster
5.5

Actress Tina moves to Germany after falling in love. After two American friends fly over to visit, the three are all kidnapped by an sadistic maniac. He plays brutal and primitive games with them, and every attempt they make to escape leads them deeper into hell!

Game Over

2009

Fearmakers poster
2.0

Two old friends team up with a woman to solve her sister's murder - and stop a vengeful, murderous ghost.

Fearmakers

2008

The Legend of Moonlight Mountain poster
2.0

A group of people awake on a desolate mountain. Wandering through the forest, they try to decipher how they arrived there. Soon, they realize that there is more to this story than they know. As the sun goes down, the dead begin to rise and the group's worst nightmares come true.

The Legend of Moonlight Mountain

2005