Summary Eight hundred kilometres off the south-east coast of the African continent, a patch of earth "floats" in the Indian Ocean, which is still one of the most mysterious regions of our planet today. Madagascar, the fourth largest island in the world, has been trapped by ghosts for almost 1500 years, paralyzed as if under a "voodoo magic". The spirits hide themselves behind "Fady", a word with multi-layered meaning. It denotes a taboo, a ban. Any contact with Fady brings bad luck, often even death, the locals say. In former times the French occupiers and their cannons were "Fady". Today "Fady" ghosts through the jungle in the interior of the island and along the turquoise coast of the island. "Tonga soa": welcome to Madagascar . The porcupine fish is "Fady", the poisonous water snake off the coast, chameleons and of course lemurs, the heraldic animals of the island. Lemurs, monkey-like creatures, live worldwide only on Madagascar. The locals in the rainforest speak only quietly of the "pitch-black forest monster", the "Aye Aye". It brings death and steals the coconuts at night. The Madegassen immediately kill these cat-sized lemurs as soon as they appear. However, the nocturnal mammal rarely shows up. This increases the fear. "GO EAST ..." gets to the bottom of this myth, with local fishermen on the coast and in the middle of the jungle of the unspoilt interior of the island. "Nevertheless, we have not seen "Fady". Only locals saw that "myth". And they say, we only had luck. Next time "it" knows us and then we should be careful.
Directed : Unknown
Written : Unknown
Stars : Richard Gere The Dalai Lama
Genres : Documentary
Countries of origin : Germany
Official sites : https://www.presseportal.de/pm/7169/414839
Language : German
Production companies : Martin Thoma Film- und Fernsehproduktion Haberci Productions
Summary Eight hundred kilometres off the south-east coast of the African continent, a patch of earth "floats" in the Indian Ocean, which is still one of the most mysterious regions of our planet today. Madagascar, the fourth largest island in the world, has been trapped by ghosts for almost 1500 years, paralyzed as if under a "voodoo magic". The spirits hide themselves behind "Fady", a word with multi-layered meaning. It denotes a taboo, a ban. Any contact with Fady brings bad luck, often even death, the locals say. In former times the French occupiers and their cannons were "Fady". Today "Fady" ghosts through the jungle in the interior of the island and along the turquoise coast of the island. "Tonga soa": welcome to Madagascar . The porcupine fish is "Fady", the poisonous water snake off the coast, chameleons and of course lemurs, the heraldic animals of the island. Lemurs, monkey-like creatures, live worldwide only on Madagascar. The locals in the rainforest speak only quietly of the "pitch-black forest monster", the "Aye Aye". It brings death and steals the coconuts at night. The Madegassen immediately kill these cat-sized lemurs as soon as they appear. However, the nocturnal mammal rarely shows up. This increases the fear. "GO EAST ..." gets to the bottom of this myth, with local fishermen on the coast and in the middle of the jungle of the unspoilt interior of the island. "Nevertheless, we have not seen "Fady". Only locals saw that "myth". And they say, we only had luck. Next time "it" knows us and then we should be careful.
Genres : Documentary
Countries of origin : Germany
Official sites : https://www.presseportal.de/pm/7169/414839
Language : German
Production companies : Martin Thoma Film- und Fernsehproduktion Haberci Productions
