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Little Indian, Big City

1994 · 90 min

A breezy culture-clash comedy where a jungle boy's wide-eyed wonder turns Paris into a playground of gentle gags.

Directed by
Hervé Palud
Genres
Adventure, Drama, Family
Tagline
The city is a jungle. Some are just better prepared for it, than others.
Overview
Stephen, an international trader, tracks down his ex-wife Patricia in some Amazonian backwater. He needs her consent to a divorce so that he can marry Charlotte. Unfortunately, he discovers a son he didn’t know he had – Mimi-Siku. The young jungle boy yearns to see Paris so Stephen reluctantly agrees to take him back home with him for a few days. How will Mimi-Siku react to life in the great metropolis?

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Directed by
Hervé Palud
Genres
Adventure, Drama, Family
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Tone
  • lightstrength 3 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • identity
  • coming-of-age
  • love
  • class
Places
  • big city
  • wilderness
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror1
Humour6
Realism5
Romance3
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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Genres
adventure, drama, family, comedy
Directed by
Hervé Palud
Written by
Hervé Palud
Starring
Thierry Lhermitte, Patrick Timsit, Ludwig Briand, Miou-Miou, Arielle Dombasle, Sonia Vollereaux, Tolsty, Jackie Berroyer
Music
Geoffrey Oryema, Manu Katché
Cinematography
Fabio Conversi
Runtime
90 min
Country
France
Languages
French, Russian

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