Tabataba

Tabataba

85 mins | Drama | Feb. 22, 1989

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.

Tabataba

85 mins | Drama | Feb. 22, 1989

Tabataba
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.
Producers Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée, La Sept Cinéma, La Secae, Les Films du Volcan, Minazara Productions
Original title Tabataba
Directors Raymond Rajaonarivelo
Writers Robert Archer, Raymond Rajaonarivelo, Jérôme Tonnerre

Cast

Philippe Nahoun

as Le capitaine

Lucien Dadakisy

as Lehidy

Soatodi

as Harandro

Soavelo

as Bakanga

Rasoa

as Ndriky

Jacky Guégan

as Le chef de canton

Tsimba Tsilavo

as L'aide de camp

Philibert Wang

as Mahandry

Juliette

as Velo

Julienne

as Rahiny

Benja

as Takarivo

Gilbert

as Dava

Rakotoson

as Raomby

Lemmy Jean Ralaivao

as Rakotoson