Plot Summary:Tabataba tells the story of a small Malagasy village during the independence uprising which took place in 1947 in the south of the country. For several months, part of the Malagasy population revolted against the French colonial army in a bloody struggle. The repression in villages that followed was terrible, leading to fires, arrests and torture. Women, children and the elderly were the indirect victims of the conflict and suffered particularly from famine and illness. One leader of the MDRM Malagasy Party, which campaigns for the independence of the country, arrives in a village. Solo (François Botozandry), the main character, is still too young to fight but he sees his brother and most of the men in his clan join up. His grandmother, Bakanga (Soavelo), knows what will happen, but Solo still hopes his elder brother will return a hero. After months of rumors, he sees instead the French army arrive to crush the rebellion.
Tabataba激起了所有马达加斯加人的回忆,一阵风刮过森林,风中含有有毒的花粉,引起村庄一阵骚乱。1947年,塔那拉(tanala)村的居民,在马达加斯加的东海岸地区参与了一次大规模的反法殖民统治的起义。对年轻的男孩Solo来说,镇压与反抗充满了他的全部生活乃至他的童年,这一切从未平息。