00:00 In Madagascar, “rosewood” is at the heart of all desires. For illegal loggers, the last trees in the country are the main source of their income. For five euros a day, they must descend from the mountain a log of nearly 500 kilos: a test of strength that lasts three days.

07:45 Rosewood, a rare tree, very popular with the Chinese
11:43 Dangerous roads for travelers
20:10 Raft taxis of the jellyfish
30:41 Malagasy slaves of sapphire
38:58 The bush taxi / Gasoline: a currency of passage
44:17 The descent of the rapids

Poverty leads thousands of peasants to the south of the island, to "Ilakaka", the largest sapphire deposit in the world. For the past ten years, this El Dorado has been attracting students, the unemployed, taxi drivers, a whole population of underprivileged people who come to seek their fortune.