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Tabataba

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Tabataba tells the story of a small Malagasy village during the independence uprising which took place in 1947 in the south of the country. For several months, part of the Malagasy population revolted against the French colonial army in a bloody struggle. The repression in villages that followed was terrible, leading to fires, arrests and torture. Women, children and the elderly were the indirect victims of the conflict and suffered particularly from famine and illness. One leader of the MDRM Malagasy Party, which campaigns for the independence of the country, arrives in a village. Solo (François Botozandry), the main character, is still too young to fight but he sees his brother and most of the men in his clan join up. His grandmother, Bakanga (Soavelo), knows what will happen, but Solo still hopes his elder brother will return a hero. After months of rumours, he sees instead the French army arrive to crush the rebellion.

Directed byRaymond Rajaonarivelo

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 25m
Language
MG
Released
February 22, 1989
Studios
La Sept CinémaCNCLa Secae

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring

Philippe Nahoun

Le capitaine

François Botozandry

Solo

Lucien Dadakisy

Lehidy

Soatodi

Harandro

Soavelo

Bakanga

Rasoa

Ndriky

Jacky Guégan

Le chef de canton

Tsimba Tsilavo

L'aide de camp

Philibert Wang

Mahandry

Juliette

Velo

Creative team
Directed by
Raymond Rajaonarivelo
Raymond Rajaonarivelo
Written by
Raymond Rajaonarivelo
Raymond Rajaonarivelo
Robert Archer

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