April 10 - 19, 2026

Luck Razanajaona

DISCO AFRIKA: A MALAGASY STORY

FRA/MDG/DEU/MUS/ZAF/QAT 2024, 81'

with: Parista Sambo, Laurette Ramawsinjanahary, Joe Lerova, Drwina Razafimahaleo, Jérôme Oza

Director  Luck Razanajaona
Script  François Hébert, Marcelo Novais Teles, Ludovic Randriamanantsoa, Luck Razanajaona
DOP  Raphaël O'Byrne
Editing  Marianne Haroche, Patrick Minks
Score  Pierre Gratacap
Sound  Pierre George
Production  We Film
Produzent*in  Jonathan Rubin, François Magal
Distribution  Sudu Film
Premiere  Südtirol Premiere
Costume  Sandra Rajaonarivo

Filmography

2021 FARITRA

2018 MEMORIES

2014 MADAMA ESTHER

2012 LE ZÉBU DE DADILAHY

Madagascar, today. Kwame, 20, tries to earn a living in the illegal sapphire mines. When he suddenly has to return to his hometown, he meets family and friends, but is also confronted with growing corruption. Now he has to choose between fast money and loyalty, between individualism and political awakening.

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Credits

Director  Luck Razanajaona
Script  François Hébert, Marcelo Novais Teles, Ludovic Randriamanantsoa, Luck Razanajaona
DOP  Raphaël O'Byrne
Editing  Marianne Haroche, Patrick Minks
Score  Pierre Gratacap
Sound  Pierre George
Production  We Film
Produzent*in  Jonathan Rubin, François Magal
Distribution  Sudu Film
Premiere  Südtirol Premiere
Costume  Sandra Rajaonarivo

Filmography

2021 FARITRA

2018 MEMORIES

2014 MADAMA ESTHER

2012 LE ZÉBU DE DADILAHY

Director

Luck Razanajaona - 1985 MDG

The director comes from Madagascar and studied at
the Ecole Supérieure des Arts Visuels in Marrakech,
Morocco. He has participated in and developed his
projects at Berlinale Talents, Rotterdam Lab and La
Fabrique des Cinémas du Monde in Cannes. His short films and feature-length documentaries have screened at numerous festivals around the world. Disco Afrika: A Malagasy Story is his first feature-length fiction film.