Gege Rasamoely

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.

We are in a remote place in the big city of Antananarivo, two men are contemplating the twilight sun. The first, a soldier, in his forties, the second, an old man sitting on a chair, his back bent, he supports himself with a cane. The latter tells the soldier that a strange woman on the hill opposite practices a little ritual every night: she dances in front of a bonfire. As he prepares to leave to join his family, after two years of absence, this story intrigues him all the more as he cannot see the woman, he is a stranger...

RAZANA is the name given to one’s “ancestors” in Madagascar, and they must be respected at all times – even if they are conservative and homophobic. Fulfilling his now-deceased partner’s last wishes, Solo travels from Paris to the East African island to pay his in-laws a visit.