Little Indian, Big City
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Little Indian, Big City

The city is a jungle. Some are just better prepared for it, than others.

6.0 / 10 1994 1h 30mPG French
AdventureDramaFamilyComedy

Storyline

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?

Cast & Crew

Thierry Lhermitte

Thierry Lhermitte

Stéphane Marchadot

Lead
Patrick Timsit

Patrick Timsit

Richard Montignac

Ludwig Briand

Ludwig Briand

Mimi-Siku

Miou-Miou

Miou-Miou

Patricia dite "Paliku"

Arielle Dombasle

Arielle Dombasle

Charlotte

Sonia Vollereaux

Sonia Vollereaux

Marie Montignac

T

Tolsty

Pavel Koutchnoukov

Jackie Berroyer

Jackie Berroyer

Maître Joanovici

What People Are Saying

3.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Hervé Palud's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. Little Indian, Big City is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker