Saholy

An authentic drama capturing the true essence of Malagasy life across bustling cities and quiet countryside. The film explores daily struggles, a resilient mindset, and a deep spiritual soul through a complex web of human emotions. A powerful story that will make you laugh, cry, and feel everything in between.

In Toamasina, on the east coast of Madagascar, Saholy runs a small business of pedicabs. She takes care of her drivers as if they were her sons and lets them find with her a home where they get mothered. Tormented with a difficult past, Njaka is looking for his place in the bosom of this big family. At seventeen he knows he must decide his future but lets himself still easily be tempted by girls and smoking joints.