2067. A mother tells her daughter about her ancestor’s struggle against a large-scale rare earth mining project in Madagascar, and the resistance of the people in the north of the Great Red Island, faced with the systematic plundering of natural resources in the name of the economic interests of the globalised North.
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Nantenaina Lova Director
First release April 18, 2026 · Produced in Réunion, Madagascar · Original title Cher Ancêtre
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Réunion · Madagascar
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Original title
Cher Ancêtre
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
Switzerland · April 18, 2026
Premiere · Visions du Réel
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