Fahavalo, Madagascar 1947 (2018)

Directed by

Marie-Clémence Paes

Genre

documentary film

Country

Madagascar, France

Runtime

1h 30m

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

The film shares the memories of the last living witnesses of the 1947 uprising in Madagascar against French colonial rule. It focuses on their personal experiences as they describe being labeled as enemies by the authorities.

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What happens

Fahavalo, Madagascar 1947, is a 2018 Malagasy historical war documentary film directed by Marie-Clémence Paes and produced by director herself with Agnès Contensou, Viviane Dahan for Laterit Productions, Cobra films and Silvão Produções respectively. The documentary reveals the experience of 1947 fahavalo enemies against French colonial authorities in Madagascar with last living witnesses. The film received critical acclaim and won several awards at international film festivals including Documentaries of the world award at 42nd World Film festival and Special mention at Carthage Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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