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An Crogall/Eye of the Crocodile

In Madagascar, a renowned young Madagascan hunter and a French crocodile expert join forces to try to rid a remote village of a killer crocodile.

Ann am Madagascar, tha baile beag Ambalavuntaka be貌 le feagal ro chrogallan mharbhteach. Airson ochd bliadhna, tha crogall m貌r air a bhith a' dol timcheall an rubha beag seo, a tha leis fh猫in ann am meadhan can脿l a' Phangalanes air taobh sear na d霉thcha.

Anns na beagan bhliadhnaichean a chaidh seachad, chaidh c貌ig duine ithe. Seach gur e an can脿l an aon 脿ite far am faighte b霉rn, chan eil e furasta d貌igh-beatha 脿bhaisteach a leantainn ... tha tachartasan s矛mplidh l脿itheil leithid nigheadaireachd, a bhith gad nighe fh猫in no d矛reach a bhith dol tarsainn air a' chan脿l a-nis gu math cunnartach.

Ro bhochd airson gunna a cheannach, chan urrainn do mhuinntir na sg矛re iad fh猫in a dh矛on. Ach fi霉 's nam biodh raidhfil aca, bhiodh iad fhathast a' str矛 an agaidh na h-uilebheist a tha seo. Chan eil m貌ran sealgairean aig a bheil an sgil a bhith a' sealg beathach mar seo.

A' freagairt coimhearsnachd bheag iomallach, tha sealgair 貌g ainmeil 脿 Madagascar agus e貌laiche crogaill a' co-obrachadh airson cur as dhan chunnart a th' anns a' bhaile seo.

In Madagascar, the tiny village of Ambalavuntaka lives in fear of killer crocodiles. For eight years, a giant crocodile has been circling this tiny peninsula, isolated in the middle of the Pangalanes canal.

In the last few years, five people have been eaten. As the canal is the only source of water, it's impossible to lead a normal life... washing up, bathing or simply crossing the canal all these simple, everyday acts have become a bold and risky adventure. Too poor to buy a gun, the villagers are unable to defend themselves.

Responding to the call of this tiny village in the distant bush, a renowned young Madagascan hunter and a French crocodile expert join forces to try to rid this village of their plight.

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