Mahaleo

Mahaleo (2005)

January 31st, 20051h 38min

Documentary, Music, History
45%

Overview

Mahaleos voices and music have accompanied the people of Madagascar ever since the collapse of the colonial regime. Yet, even after 30 years of success, the groups seven musicians still keep their distance from the world of show-business, and remain deeply committed to helping their countrys development; their professions range from surgeon to farmer, physician to sociologist and member of parliament. Accompanied by the groups rhythmic melodies, the film follows the singers through their daily lives, giving us a glimpse of the far-reaching social and economic problems of the Malagasy people. The combined talents of the Brazilian, Cesar Paes, and the Malagasy, Raymond Rajaonarivelo, have produced a work that is both ethereal and concrete, poetic and political.


Make sure to check your pop-up blocker!!

Trailer

Similar Movies

The Age of Stupid

The Age of Stupid


Released on: 2009-09-21
War, Documentary, History

Pete Postlethwaite stars as a man living alone in the devastated future world of 2055, looking at ol...

Return of the River

Return of the River


Released on: 2014-10-11
Documentary

A documentary on the world's largest dam removal project and its effects on the river ecosystem and ...

Northern Soul

Northern Soul


Released on: 2014-10-17
Music, Drama

Set in 1974, an authentic and uplifting tale of two friends whose horizons are opened up by the disc...

Friends of God: A Road Trip with Alexandra Pelosi

Friends of God: A Road Trip with Alexandra Pelosi


Released on: 2007-01-25
Documentary

Alexandra Pelosi travels through the United States interviewing and filming several evangelical past...

The Beatles: The First U.S. Visit

The Beatles: The First U.S. Visit


Released on: 1991-11-13
Music, Documentary

The Beatles First US Visit uniquely chronicles the inside story of the two remarkable weeks when Bea...

The 33

The 33


Released on: 2015-08-06
Drama, History

Based on the true story of the collapse of a mine in San Jose, Chile—that left 33 miners isolated un...

Tupac: Resurrection

Tupac: Resurrection


Released on: 2003-11-14
Music, Documentary

Home movies, photographs, and recited poetry illustrate the life of Tupac Shakur, one of the most be...

Sakuran

Sakuran


Released on: 2006-12-07
History, Drama

Anna Tsuchiya blasts back in time playing an oiran, a top-notched geisha of the Edo period’s Yoshiwa...

Sita Sings the Blues

Sita Sings the Blues


Released on: 2008-02-11
Animation, Drama, Music, Romance, Fantasy

Utilizing the 1920s jazz vocals of Annette Hanshaw, the epic Indian tale of exiled prince Ramayana a...

Wie konnte es geschehen? - Teil 1: "Deutschland erwache..." (1914 - 1938)

Wie konnte es geschehen? - Teil 1: "Deutschland erwache..." (1914 - 1938)


Released on: 2006-01-01
Documentary

In 1945, 160 German cities lay in ruins and the loss of millions of lives, billions in material asse...

The Chipmunk Adventure

The Chipmunk Adventure


Released on: 1987-05-22
Animation, Family, Adventure, Comedy, Music

The Chipmunks and the Chipettes go head to head in a hot air balloon race, and the winner gets $100,...

Keep Talking

Keep Talking


Released on: 2017-03-16
Documentary

Three Alaska Native women work to save their endangered language, Kodiak Alutiiq, and ensure the fut...

King Coal

King Coal


Released on: 2023-08-11
Documentary

The cultural roots of coal continue to permeate the rituals of daily life in Appalachia even as its ...

Life and Debt

Life and Debt


Released on: 2001-04-22
Documentary

Life and Debt is a 2001 American documentary film that examines the economic and social situation in...

A Rustling of Leaves: Inside the Philippine Revolution

A Rustling of Leaves: Inside the Philippine Revolution


Released on: 1988-10-13
Documentary

A chronicle of the three points of a political triangle — the legal left, the illegal (armed) revolu...

Loreena McKennitt: Nights from the Alhambra

Loreena McKennitt: Nights from the Alhambra


Released on: 2007-08-01
Music

An enchanting musical performance, set beneath the stars in the breathtaking Moorish heart of mediev...

El Calentito

El Calentito


Released on: 2005-06-24
Comedy, Drama, History

Early 80's, Sara is a good-family girl, she has never been with a man, does not drinks, does not tak...

We Need to Talk About A.I.

We Need to Talk About A.I.


Released on: 2020-04-20
Documentary

Conflict between man and machine has been a science fiction staple for over a century. From 2001: A ...

The Hacker Wars

The Hacker Wars


Released on: 2014-10-17
Documentary

h)ac(k)tivist-noun: a person who uses technology to bring about social change. The Hacker Wars - a f...

Denok & Gareng

Denok & Gareng


Released on: 2012-12-01
Documentary

In the constant stream of hoping, failing and making new plans, Denok and Gareng stay united in thei...