Tabataba (film)

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Tabataba
Directed byRaymond Rajaonarivelo
Written by
  • Robert Archer
  • Raymond Rajaonarivelo
  • Jérôme Tonnerre
Produced byJacques Le Glou
Starring
  • Philippe Nahoun
  • François Botozandry
  • Lucien Dadakisy
  • Soatody
  • Soavelo
  • Rasoa
CinematographyGilles Arnaud
Véronique Patte
Bruno Privat
Music byFrançois Botozandry
Lucien Dakadisy
Saotody... [et al.]
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.
CountriesMadagascar
France
LanguagesFrench
Malagasy

Tabataba is a

1988 film directed by Raymond Rajaonarivelo.[1]

Synopsis

Tabataba tells the story of a small Malagasy village during 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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