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A young woman works as a prison guard in a hopelessly overcrowded jail in central Madagascar. She passes the time daydreaming about her father, a murderer, who abandoned her as a child after killing his own brother. In her imagination, her father becomes a mythical killer, wandering the countryside and rolling enchanted dice to decide the fate of his victims. Secretly, she yearns for the day her father will turn up amongst the prisoners. When a new inmate arrives claiming to know her father, her fantasies begin to turn to nightmares.

A moving story in which the characters face difficult choices and unexpected challenges, Tanamania 3 remains a classic beloved by fans of Malagasy cinema.

"The Return" deals with rural exodus, the return to the land, the antagonism between two worlds: that of urban dwellers and of the rural areas deeply rooted in tradition. Ranaivo lives in Antananarivo. To make ends meet, he sells ice lollies. his father, Ratovo, comes to the capital to ask for his son’s help. he needs money to organize the turning of the dead ceremony. After the village celebration, Ranaivo decides to leave the capital and emigrates to the highlands where everything is open to those who want to get back to the land.

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.

Two brothers in Madagascar have to repair their father's car before they get caught.

Madagascar, nowadays. Kwame, 20, struggles to make a living in the clandestine sapphire mines. An unexpected event takes him back to his hometown. As he reunites with his mother and old friends, he finds himself confronted with the rampant corruption plaguing his country. He will have to choose between easy money and loyalty, between individualism and political awakening.

The film traces the destiny of Kapila, an outcast child who had been deemed by his fellow villagers to have supernatural powers of destruction, because of the timing of his solar eclipse birth.

Does farmer Ly have dealings with the Chinese, who have recently been tampering with the infrastructure of the village of Sitabaomba, not far from the Malagasy capital of Antananarivo, director Nantenaina Lova asks as bluntly as mischievously. Ly denies it. However, it becomes increasingly clear in the course of “Where Zebus Speak French” that the various development measures, often introduced by foreign initiatives and fuelled by corrupted politicians, also affect him.

Macbeth, the Thane of Glamis, receives a prophecy from a trio of witches that one day he will become King of Scotland. Consumed by ambition and spurred to action by his wife, Macbeth murders his king and takes the throne for himself.

One accidental uniform swap. Zero emergency training. Nary is the city’s newest and fakest Commandant. He’s got a borrowed badge on his chest, but as the web of lies tangles, he’s about to find out that "fake it until you make it" is a lot harder when things start exploding.

Haingo, a young single mother from Madagascar, struggles to pay the school fees of her six-year old daughter. A dance company proposes her a contract for a trial period. Haingo grabs this chance, leaves her family and moves to the capital city, Tananarive. She has only a few days to learn a choreography that is completely new to her.

By committing suicide on the Barikadimy campus, a young student awakened a curse that forces his friends to kill their loved ones.

Benja has made his choice, but the shadows of the Seminary run deep. While the eccentric Nary Volomborona turns a house of God into a gateway for lovers and artists, suspicions on grandma grow: what is the true price of a forced marriage and what is being hidden in the silence?

After these murders on campus, Julien hunts for the origin of the curse that has fallen upon him while trying to escape justice.

Jelco, Justin, Rabetsy and Mamy work in a car wash in Tamatave, the economic capital of Madagascar. As illegal immigrants, they face discrimination both from their bosses and the local residents, who accuse them of sparking the violence that is tearing through the neighbourhood. Gwetto gives a voice to the ‘economically displaced’, in a polyphonic tale of hope and survival.

The church is in a state of total upheaval as one man’s hidden agenda is finally brought to light. This desperate need to escape to a new life abroad has become a social disease, infecting everyone it touches. While the congregation struggles to find answers, Landy’s own greed stands in the way of the truth. As the masks begin to slip, the community is forced to confront a shocking act of neglect that no one can explain.

The Seminary is no refuge for doubt or melodrama; it is a crucible of devotion. Some dismiss Angele as a harmless dreamer; others write off Din as a passing shadow. But when belief is tested and loyalties fracture, where will your faith stand?