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Madagascar6 Essential Films from MadagascarStop 5 of 6

Haingosoa

2019

A single mother struggling to pay for her daughter's schooling takes a job as a dancer in a distant region of Madagascar, throwing herself into an unfamiliar tradition to survive. A tender docu-fiction.

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Part of 6 Essential Films from Madagascar

This film is stop 5 of 6 in the hand-ranked native-cinema route through Madagascar. See the complete ranking or read the selection methodology.

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