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.
Raymond Rajaonarivelo
Director
Jérôme Tonnerre
Writer
Raymond Rajaonarivelo
Writer
Robert Archer
Writer
Philippe Nahoun
Le capitaine
François Botozandry
Solo
Lucien Dadakisy
Lehidy
Soatodi
Harandro
Soavelo
Bakanga
Rasoa
Ndriky
Jacky Guégan
Le chef de canton
Tsimba Tsilavo
L'aide de camp
Philibert Wang
Mahandry
Juliette
Velo
Julienne
Rahiny
Benja
Takarivo
