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Fahavalo, Madagascar 1947

Name: Fahavalo, Madagascar 1947
Released: 2018

2018

This documentary gathers the last living witnesses of Madagascar's brutally suppressed 1947 insurrection against the French, weaving their memories into a portrait of a forgotten anticolonial struggle. A moving historical record.

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Part of 6 Essential Films from Madagascar

This film is stop 2 of 6 in the hand-ranked native-cinema route through Madagascar. See the complete ranking or read the selection methodology.

Watching this film stamps Madagascar in the 196 country film challenge.