Disco Afrika: A Malagasy Story

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Disco Afrika: A Malagasy Story

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Disco Afrika : une histoire malgache

Director

Luck Razanajaona

Year

2024

Runtime

80 min

Country

France, Madagascar, Mauritius, South Africa

Language

Malagasy

Subtitles

English, Spanish

Synopsis

Madagascar, nowadays. Kwame, 20, struggles to make a living in the clandestine sapphire mines. An unexpected event takes him back to his hometown. As he reunites with his mother and old friends, he finds himself confronted with the rampant corruption plaguing his country. He will have to choose between easy money and loyalty, between individualism and political awakening.

Screenings

16:00

Teatro Estudio

Friday 19.7.

14:30

Teatro Santa Ana

Thursday 25.7.

Cast and crew

Director

Luck Razanajaona

Producer

Jonathan Rubin, François Magal, Nicole Gerhards, Herizo Rabary, David Constantin

Writer

François Hérbert Marcelo Novais Teles, Luck Razanajaona, Ludovic Rianando Randriamanantsoa

Cast

Delanoël Parista Sambo, Laurette Ramasinjanahary, Joe Clarence LEROVA, Drwina Razafimahaleo

Editor

Marianne Haroche, Patrick Minks

Music

Pierre Gratacap

Sound

Julien Verstraete, Pierre George, Guy Steer

dop

Raphaël Raphaël O'Byrne

Director's bio:
Luck Razanajaona is a young Malagasy filmmaker who graduated from the Marrakech School of Visual Arts. He has taken part in prestigious programmes such as Berlinale Talents, the Rotterdam
Lab, and La Fabrique des Cinémas du Monde in Cannes to develop his film projects. His short films and documentaries have been selected for numerous festivals around the world. 'Disco Afrika : A Malagasy Story', produced by We Film, is his first feature film.

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