Inspired by a story dating from the royal era, Jalôko is a dramatic film mixing adventure and suspense. The hero of the film is nicknamed “Jalôko”, literally gigolo, a typical character living in the outlaw community. But with his big heart, he managed to seduce the king's only daughter, the princess. But nothing happened as easily as that for folk heroes. They had to overcome many obstacles.
When there are no more basic necessities among the villagers of Ambalarano, coffee must be sold in Manambondro in order to be able to buy it. But because of the isolation of this small village, whoever goes there must walk for two days, loaded with several kilos of coffee, in order to bring back to the village all the commissions entrusted to him...
A group of ten youths interview each other about their life before the detention centre, and how it led to them spending years there, some of them from the ages of 14 to 20. They strive to shoot the documentary “the right way” and repeatedly ask the children playing outside to be quieter, adjust the frame and the focus, fix the camera, etc.
A supernatural horror film from Madagascar.
RAZANA is the name given to one’s “ancestors” in Madagascar, and they must be respected at all times – even if they are conservative and homophobic. Fulfilling his now-deceased partner’s last wishes, Solo travels from Paris to the East African island to pay his in-laws a visit.
A Malagasy singer joyfully recounts how his music saved his life, when he used it as a way of communicating with some violent warriors who attacked him.
