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If you, under any circumstances, see Little Indian, Big City, I will never let you read one of my reviews again.
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Little Indian, Big City
The city is a jungle. Some are just better prepared for it, than others.
1994 · 1h 30m · PG
Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family
Directed by
Hervé Palud
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Little Indian, Big City
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?
Director and cast
- Hervé Palud Director
- Thierry Lhermitte as Stéphane Marchadot
- Patrick Timsit as Richard Montignac
- Ludwig Briand as Mimi-Siku
- Miou-Miou as Patricia dite "Paliku"
- Arielle Dombasle as Charlotte
- Sonia Vollereaux as Marie Montignac
- Tolsty as Pavel Koutchnoukov
- Jackie Berroyer as Maître Joanovici
- Marc de Jonge as Roustan
- Louba Guertchikoff as Mme Godet
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The French idea of a 'family film' is a bit kinkier than what we're accustomed to.
Andy Seiler, USA Today
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