Feature1994·55m·0.0

Madagascar: The Red Island Uprising

This film aims to bear witness to a forgotten massacre, during a war of independence sadly similar to the wars in Indochina and Algeria.

Documentary

On March 29, 1947, peasants armed with sticks and knives attacked the French garrisons in Madagascar. The revolt would end twenty months later with the death of the last insurgents, shot down by the expeditionary force. France, accustomed to memory lapses, knew nothing of this insurrection and its trail of torture and abuses. In Madagascar, well after independence, the events of 1947 were never discussed. For more than a generation, parents refused to speak of them to their children. It wasn't until the 1980s that the silence was broken.

Play now

Details

Status
Released
Original language
French
Languages
French
Budget
Revenue
Age rating
Quality
4K UHD · HDR10 · Dolby Vision
Production
Betacam SPLa Sept-ArteCNCPoint du Jour

Crew

Director

Corinne Godeau

Writers

Corinne Godeau, Danièle Rousselier, Danièle Rousselier

Laetitia Oriol

Editor