Malavoune Tango

Synopsis

In Mayotte, the only French island remaining in the Comoros archipelago, a group of young people breed and raise dogs. Amidst petty tricks and small thefts, Chef, Flamsy, and Mopé seek to emancipate themselves from a Muslim society where their companions are considered impure. These human-animal relationships highlight a Mahoran society torn between Comorian culture and French state culture, in a territory where insecurity and social abuses blend with illegality. From the ghetto to the “malavoune”, the dog emerges as a metaphor for identity wandering.