Papang Films

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.

An invitation to travel to the director's two islands, the one where he lives, Réunion, and the one where he grew up, Madagascar. This travelogue takes us to meet the people of Réunion and Madagascar who are confronted with devastating global rules but who are trying to resist by reinventing the way of life of their ancestors.