Morning Star (2020)
Andaboy is a sacred beach in southwestern Madagascar. The ancestors say the beach should be left untouched, as a shamanic musician sings in trance. The local fishermen are therefore deeply concerned when Australian company Base Toliara proposes building a harbor there, displacing 8,000 residents. The fishermen were already troubled by the Chinese trawlers that are decimating fish stocks, and now they fear an even greater invasion.
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Absolutely brilliant
I really wanted to like this movie. I feel terribly cynical trashing it, and that's why I'm giving it a middling 5. Actually, I'm giving it a 5 because there were some superb performances.
Funny, strange, confrontational and subversive, this is one of the most interesting experiences you'll have at the cinema this year.
It's a good bad... and worth a popcorn matinée. While it's easy to lament what could have been...