Malagasy cinema is small in global output but carries real weight, with filmmakers often working against limited infrastructure to tell stories rooted in the island's land, identity and post-colonial memory. Tany Mena is one of the rare Malagasy features to reach wider audiences, and it sits at the heart of what's here. Have a look at Macca's reviews below.
Rating: 2.5★
There's a particular tightrope that films about colonial history have to walk, and most of them fall off it in one direction or the other. Either they sanitise the era into something palatable and pretty, or they overload the screen with guilt until the story suffocates under the
Genre Animation
★★½ — Tany Mena (2018)
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