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Madagascar, officially the Republic of Madagascar, is an island country comprising the island of Madagascar and numerous smaller peripheral islands. Lying off the southeastern coast of Africa, it is the world's fourth largest island, the second-largest island country and the 44th largest country in the world. Its capital and largest city is Antananarivo. Following the prehistoric breakup of the supercontinent Gondwana, Madagascar split from Africa during the Early Jurassic, around 180 million years ago, and split from the Indian subcontinent around 90 million years ago, allowing native plants and animals to evolve in relative isolation; consequently, it is a biodiversity hotspot and one of the world's 17 megadiverse countries, with over 90% of wildlife being endemic. The island has a subtropical to tropical maritime climate. Madagascar was first settled during or before the mid first millennium AD by Austronesian peoples, presumably arriving on outrigger canoes from present-day Indonesia. These were joined around the ninth century AD by Bantu migrants crossing the Mozambique Channel from East Africa. Other groups continued to settle on Madagascar over time, each one making lasting contributions to Malagasy cultural life. Consequently, there are 18 or more classified peoples of... ()
Languages used in Madagascar: English | French | Malagasy


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Red Island(2023)

1h 57min | Drama
2.9/5 (with 13 votes)

Madagascar, at the turn of the 1960s and 1970s. On an air base of the French army, the soldiers live the last carefree years of colonialism. Influenced by his readings of Fantômette, Thomas, a child who is not yet 10 years old, gradually forges a look at the world around him.

Sonic Sea(2016)

1h 2min | Documentary
3.6/5 (with 5 votes)

The devastating impact of industrial and military ocean noise on whales and other marine life.

Directed by Michelle Dougherty, Daniel Hinerfeld

Tabataba(1989)

1h 25min | Drama
2.9/5 (with 2 votes)

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 Malagasy Party, which campaigns for the independence of the country, 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.

Zero(2018)

1h 23min | Comedy, Drama
2.4/5 (with 2 votes)

A bee-keeper initiates fight against the society of consumption for saving the bees.

Directed by Gyula Nemes - With Udo Kier, Martina Krátká, Orsolya Tóth, István Lénárt, László Nemes, Krisztián Kovács, ...

Sacred(2016)

1h 27min | Documentary
3.3/5 (with 2 votes)

Sacred explores cultural and religious ritual as it relates to life’s cycles: birth, adolescence, marriage, aging and other key passages of life.

Revolution(2012)

1h 30min | Documentary
3.1/5 (with 4 votes)

Revolution is a new movie from internationally-acclaimed filmmaker Rob Stewart. A follow-up to his award-winning documentary Sharkwater, this continues his remarkable journey of discovery to find out that what he thought was a shark problem is actually a people problem. As Stewart's battle to save sharks escalates, he uncovers grave dangers threatening not just sharks, but humanity. In an effort to uncover the truth and find the secret to saving our own species, Stewart embarks on a life-threatening adventure through 15 countries, over four years in the making. In the past four years the backdrop of ocean issues has changed completely. Saving sharks will be a pointless endeavor if we are losing everything else in the ocean, not just sharks. Burning fossil fuels is releasing carbon dioxide into the atmosphere; changing the oceans, changing atmospheric chemistry and altering our climate.

Directed by Rob Stewart

Makibefo(2001)

1h 13min | Drama
2.9/5 (with 2 votes)

Macbeth, the Thane of Glamis, receives a prophecy from a trio of witches that one day he will become King of Scotland. Consumed by ambition and spurred to action by his wife, Macbeth murders his king and takes the throne for himself.

Directed by Alexander Abela

Alaotra: Endangered Treasures of Madagascar(2017)

1h 20min | Documentary

This is a film about the people living in the Alaotra region in Madagascar, and about the changes in their social and natural environments. This is also a film about the Bandro, the Alaotra gentle lemur (Hapalemur alaotrensis), that can survive only in the marshes surrounding the lake, and that is facing extinction due to these changes. This is also a film about research; on how to tackle complexity and grasp change. The AlaReLa (Alaotra Resilience Landscape) project aims to understand the various livelihood strategies of people like farmers or fishers, who use the lake, the marshes, and the land surrounding the lake to produce food and charcoal and other sources of energy. Follow us to some of Madagascar's hidden places - far away from the touristic centers - to find out what can happen when modern times seep slowly into traditional ways of living. What can be done to strike a balance between yesterday and tomorrow; between conservation and development?

When The Stars Meet The Sea(1996)

1h 26min | Drama, Fantasy
4.0/5 (with 1 vote)

The film traces the destiny of Kapila, an outcast child who had been deemed by his fellow villagers to have supernatural powers of destruction, because of the timing of his solar eclipse birth.

Means of Production(2008)

47min | Documentary

A Norwegian Odyssey interspersed with adventures from around the globe. Follow Max and his friends as they tackle the gnar from the glaciers of Norway to the jungles of Madagascar. Jam packed full of action and humour; narrated by television's own Tony Bilbow.

Nofinofy(2019)

1h 10min | Documentary
3.2/5 (with 2 votes)

When his hairdressing salon is destroyed by the local authorities, hairdresser Romeo has to search for new premises. He finds a ramshackle hut as a makeshift alternative where he can continue to ply his trade for the time being. While he dreams of one day owning a hairdressing salon, his life drags on tediously and he grows tired of waiting for things to change for the better.

Zaho Zay(2020)

1h 19min | Documentary
3.0/5 (with 1 vote)

A young woman works as a prison guard in a hopelessly overcrowded jail in central Madagascar. She passes the time daydreaming about her father, a murderer, who abandoned her as a child after killing his own brother. In her imagination, her father becomes a mythical killer, wandering the countryside and rolling enchanted dice to decide the fate of his victims. Secretly, she yearns for the day her father will turn up amongst the prisoners. When a new inmate arrives claiming to know her father, her fantasies begin to turn to nightmares.

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The Music That Saved My Life(1999)

6min | Music

A Malagasy singer joyfully recounts how his music saved his life, when he used it as a way of communicating with some violent warriors who attacked him.

Directed by Jean-Émilien Rakotonandrasana

Return of a President(2017)

1h 18min | Documentary

In a fascinating geopolitical drama, Danish filmmaker Mik-Meyer closely follows Ravalomanana as he attempts to return from exile in South Africa to Madagascar, under the threat of arrest and bodily harm.

Directed by Lotte Mik-Meyer

Angano... Angano... Tales from Madagascar(1989)

1h 5min | Documentary
2.5/5 (with 4 votes)

Venerable storytellers recount for the camera and their listeners the founding myths of Malagasy culture.

Directed by Marie-Clémence Paes, Cesar Paes

Andasibe(2023)

50min | Documentary

In the small village of Andasibe in eastern Madagascar, a dedicated group of individuals, both locals and transplants, are working together to halt the destruction of the natural environment. Time is not on their side. In a nation where less than five percent of native forests remain, they must kick-start reforestation through a combination of education, conservation, and community spirit.