Today, Cinépax Madagascar opens its doors to Le Coruskan, a feature film directed and produced by Fred Eyriey. After making an impact in Réunion, where it remained in theaters for three months—already a rare achievement—the film arrives in Madagascar before continuing to mainland France, where its national release is scheduled for February 2027.
Fred Eyriey champions a cinema free from commercial constraints. He explains his desire to create a work that exists through its poetic force rather than its budget. Shot in Cilaos, in the heart of the Réunion mountains, the film follows Gito, a simple and happy man suddenly confronted with the inheritance of several hectares of land upon his father's death. In a village where land is precious, this transmission becomes the starting point for a narrative about memory, love, and the light that connects generations.
Critics have already praised the work's singularity. Patricia de Bollivier, in Parallèle Sud, evokes "a rhythm of slow breathing," a poetry where the dead continue to whisper through landscapes, fireflies, and cliffs. Other voices highlight the restraint in the actors' performances, notably Jean-Laurent Faubourg, Anne-Gaëlle Hoarau, and Daniel Léocadie, and the visual power of a film that makes nature a character in its own right. The coruskan, a smooth pebble adorned with a mirror, becomes a symbol of transmission and survival, a discreet yet essential reflection of the director's philosophy.
If Madagascar welcomes the film before France, it is by deliberate choice. Fred Eyriey emphasizes the importance of prioritizing islands in the distribution of his works, to support the emergence of Indian Ocean cinema. This gesture is as much cultural as political: it places island territories at the center of an artistic movement that wants to tell its own stories before sharing them with the world.
With Le Coruskan, Madagascar becomes the stage for a premiere that transcends mere projection. It is an invitation to breathe at the rhythm of the islands, to listen to their voices, and to recognize the strength of a rooted, free, and universal cinema.