On a wild island off the coast of Madagascar, the destinies of two searching souls intersect. Macha, a young Belgian, flees an impossible grief and finds refuge with her mother. Franco, a Madagascan, returns to his native land to find a distant father and a mother who has mysteriously disappeared. As their personal quests intertwine, the island, steeped in mysticism, reveals the maternal and ambivalent power of water, capable of cradling as well as engulfing. An inner journey where denial collides with the force of origins and the power of nature.
Sao Paulo International Film Festival (2025)
International Perspective
BRIFF
Compétition Nationale
Mara Taquin
Francodris Mananjara
Tahinjanahary Alberthine Voavisoa
A FILM BY
VALERY ROSIER
SCRIPT
Valery Rosier
Farrelia Tahina Venance
PRODUCER
BENOÎT ROLAND
DIRECTORS OF PHOTOGRAPHY
Olivier Boonjing
Jorge Piquer
SOUND
Elsa Rulhlmann
Thibaut Pira
SET DESIGN
Juliette Fassin
COSTUME DESIGN
Clara Oscari
EDITOR
Lenka Fillnerova
Bertrand Conard
SOUND DESIGN
Jonathan Vanneste
Robin Debaisieux
PRODUCED BY
Wrong Men