Does farmer Ly have dealings with the Chinese, who have recently been tampering with the infrastructure of the village of Sitabaomba, not far from the Malagasy capital of Antananarivo, director Nantenaina Lova asks as bluntly as mischievously. Ly denies it. However, it becomes increasingly clear in the course of “Where Zebus Speak French” that the various development measures, often introduced by foreign initiatives and fuelled by corrupted politicians, also affect him.
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Nantenaina Lova Director
United States release November 1, 2023 · Produced in Burkina Faso, France, Germany, Madagascar · Languages French, Malagasy
Production
Endemika Films
Production
Papang Films
Production
Burkina Faso · France · Germany · Madagascar
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Original title
Sitabaomba
Original language
Malagasy
Spoken on screen
French · Malagasy
Release dates
United States · November 1, 2023
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South Africa
June 21, 2025 · Premiere · Encounters International Documentary Festival
Taiwan
May 12, 2024 · Premiere · Taiwan International Documentary Festival
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