Disco Afrika: A Malagasy Story (2023)

Original title

Disco Afrika : une histoire malgache

Directed by

Luck Razanajaona

Genre

drama film

Country

Mauritius, Madagascar, Qatar, South Africa

Runtime

1h 21m

Rating

6.0 of 10 from 5 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young man in Madagascar returns to his hometown and confronts the tensions between personal dreams and family obligations. The story follows his choices as he reconnects with his past and navigates economic realities.

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What happens

Disco Afrika: A Malagasy Story (Malagasy: Disco Afrika: tantara malagasy) is a 2023 Malagasy-language drama film directed by Luck Razanajaona. He is also co-writer along with François Hébert, Marcelo Novais Teles and Ludovic Randriamanantsoa. It stars Parista Sambo, Laurette Ramasinjanahary, Joe Lerova and Drwina Razafimahaleo. The film had its world premiere at the Marrakech International Film Festival on 30 November 2023. It also screened at the Generation section of the 74th Berlin International Film Festival on 19 February 2024, where it received an honorable mention from association of German Art House Cinemas jury. It was selected as Madagascar's first-ever entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 98th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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