Where Zebus Speak French
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Synopsis
This is the story of Ly's misfortunes, a peasant from Madagascar's capital who lives next to the airport and a military camp, at Bomb Bay (Sitabaomba). The rice fields surrounding his village are coveted by two presidential projects, a colonel, some generals and foreign investors.
Here, political promises and peasant oratory clash, and when the crocodiles leave, the caimans take their place. But our indomitable peasants resist the invaders and their money. They try to feed their land and their souls, while the director tries to make a “kabary film”. “Kabary” is the art of discourse, sometimes satirical, often baroque and always metaphorical, which, after a few wanderings, makes sense at the end.
As for Ly's eldest daughter, she prepares the young generation with the invaluable help of Temandrota, a great visual artist, and Gégé, a nationally famous comedian. And here they are, the children of Sitabaomba presenting their puppet show, hoping to turn it into a massive media weapon. From being “manipulated”, they become the ones pulling the strings of these funny puppets.