Where Zebus Speak French

Where Zebus Speak French 2023

1

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.

2023

Mad 47

Mad 47 1987

5.00

The story of Madagascar from 1895 to 1975: colonization, war, revolt, independence. Since the movie is a historical drama, the Malagasy government forced the director to modify the film so that it was in accordance with the Socialist Revolutionary ideas.

1987

Trimobe 3D

Trimobe 3D 2025

1

Rejected at birth because they were deemed unfit, Faramalemy and Kotobekibo are condemned by their parents to certain death. Fleeing their village, they take refuge in Trimobe, an isolated place where they hope to find peace. But Trimobe hides a terrible secret: a cannibal reigns supreme. Starving and hunted, the two children must face horror to survive. Their escape will become a legend...or an endless nightmare.

2025

Madama Esther

Madama Esther 2014

1

Madama Esther, a housekeeper in her fifties, has just been fired and cannot keep her promise to take her grandson to see the sea. She agrees to host illegal cockfighting in her yard, a world where angels and villains come together.

2014

Malok'ila 11

Malok'ila 11 2012

1

Eleventh instalment of the franchise.

2012

Malok'ila 12

Malok'ila 12 2012

1

Twelfth instalment of the franchise in which the main characters find themselves in a western-esque premise.

2012

Mahaleo

Mahaleo 2005

4.50

Mahaleos voices and music have accompanied the people of Madagascar ever since the collapse of the colonial regime. Yet, even after 30 years of success, the groups seven musicians still keep their distance from the world of show-business, and remain deeply committed to helping their countrys development; their professions range from surgeon to farmer, physician to sociologist and member of parliament. Accompanied by the groups rhythmic melodies, the film follows the singers through their daily lives, giving us a glimpse of the far-reaching social and economic problems of the Malagasy people. The combined talents of the Brazilian, Cesar Paes, and the Malagasy, Raymond Rajaonarivelo, have produced a work that is both ethereal and concrete, poetic and political.

2005

Play Boys

Play Boys 2008

1

Scoop Digital production focusing on the disco era.

2008

JOE

JOE 2022

6.00

How far can we go to get what we want? Joe despairs at not being able to save his daughter who suffers from an incurable illness. The meeting of a strange person who promises him a miracle then gives him a glimmer of hope. But it will also take him into an infernal spiral, taking with him two women in search of a new life.

2022

Mandrakizay doria

Mandrakizay doria 2026

1

The story opens in 1869 Madagascar, a society rigidly divided by class. Railovy, a young peasant, falls for Lala, an aristocrat whose heart is out of reach. Knowing their love is impossible, he turns to Ary, an ancestral deity, for magic. In a moment of arrogance, Railovy dooms them both to immortality, binding their fates for more than 150 years. The tale spans multiple historical eras up to 2024, with a central section set in the 1960s where the drama reaches its deepest intensity.

2026