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Original title: Madagasikara
Year: 2018
Running time: 84 min.
Country: United States
Director: Cam Cowan
Cast: Documentary
Music: Emmett Cooke, D'Gary
Cinematography: Cam Cowan
Producer: Sohei Productions
Genre: Documentary | Poverty. Africa. Family Relationships
Synopsis: Madagascar is the fourth largest island in the world, known for its lemurs and unique biodiversity and as the setting of the popular animated films. But the real Madagascar is much different than the world imagines. 'Madagasikara' is the story of three resilient women fighting for the survival of their families and the education of their children against the overwhelming forces of domestic political instability, international political hypocrisy and the crushing poverty caused by both.

Critics' reviews

"Cowan’s outsider’s perspective is sometimes a help and a hindrance in the documentary (...) The film feels structurally scattered (…) Rating: ★★½ (out of 4)"

Monica Castillo: rogerebert.com

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Madagasikara

2018

Cam Cowan