Bastien Dubois' 10-minute short film from 5 years ago is probably the most unusual from the Animated Short Film Academy Award nominees that year. There was a fake documentary among the nominees, but this one is actually a real documentary. The language is mostly French, but there is not that much talk, so you do not really need subtitles. The topic and animation is certainly not too common, so it will definitely not appeal to everybody and that includes myself. The music was fine, but other than that I had no real interest in the cuisine, people and landscapes of Madagascar before watching this and I still do not have it now. I am not really sad that it did not get the Oscar and that director Dubois did not manage to build a prolific career on the success of this film. Really only recommended to people who have an affinity for Madagascar and who maybe spent their holidays there in the past already.
