Tabataba (film)

Tabataba is a 1988 film directed by Raymond Rajaonarivelo.

Tabataba
Directed by	Raymond Rajaonarivelo
Written by	Robert Archer Raymond Rajaonarivelo Jérôme Tonnerre
Produced by	Jacques Le Glou
Starring	Philippe Nahoun François Botozandry Lucien Dadakisy Soatody Soavelo Rasoa
Cinematography	Gilles Arnaud Véronique Patte Bruno Privat
Music by	François Botozandry Lucien Dakadisy Saotody... [et al.]
Production companies	Centre National de la Cinématographie (CNC) La Secae La Sept Cinéma Les Films du Volcan Minazara Productions
Release date	May 19, 1988 (1988-05-19) at the Cannes Film Festival
Running time	128 min.
Countries	Madagascar France
Languages	French Malagasy

Synopsis

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, the party campaigning for independence, 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.

Awards

• Prix du public, Quinzaine des rèalisateurs, Festival de Cannes, 1988
• Prix du jury, Taormina Film Fest, 1988
• Prix de la première oeuvre, Carthage Film Festival, 1989

External links

• Tabataba at IMDb
• Raymond Rajaonarivelo – Tabataba (1988)