Tabataba (film)

Tabataba is a 1988 film directed by Raymond Rajaonarivelo.[1]

Tabataba
Directed byRaymond Rajaonarivelo
Produced byJacques Le Glou
Written by
  • Robert Archer
  • Raymond Rajaonarivelo
  • Jérôme Tonnerre
Starring
  • Philippe Nahoun
  • François Botozandry
  • Lucien Dadakisy
  • Soatody
  • Soavelo
  • Rasoa
Music byFrançois Botozandry
Lucien Dakadisy
Saotody... [et al.]
CinematographyGilles Arnaud
Véronique Patte
Bruno Privat
Production
companies
  • Centre National de la Cinématographie (CNC)
  • La Secae
  • La Sept Cinéma
  • Les Films du Volcan
  • Minazara Productions
Release date
  • May 19, 1988 (1988-05-19)
at the Cannes Film Festival
Running time
128 min.
CountryMadagascar
France
LanguageFrench
Malagasy

Synopsis

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, the party campaigning for independence, 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.

Awards

References
  1. Oscar Harding, The Best African Movies, From All 54 African Countries, Cinema Escapist, 10 February 2019.


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