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Little Indian, Big City
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Little Indian, Big City

1994-12-14 · 90 min · ★ 6.0

Adventure · Drama · Family · Comedy

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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Directors
Hervé Palud
Production companies
PROCIREP, TF1 Films Production, Ice Films, Touchstone Pictures
Countries
France
Status
Released

Top Cast

Thierry LhermitteThierry LhermitteStéphane Marchadot
Patrick TimsitPatrick TimsitRichard Montignac
Ludwig BriandLudwig BriandMimi-Siku
Miou-MiouMiou-MiouPatricia dite "Paliku"
Arielle DombasleArielle DombasleCharlotte
Sonia VollereauxSonia VollereauxMarie Montignac
TolstyPavel Koutchnoukov
Jackie BerroyerJackie BerroyerMaître Joanovici
Marc de JongeMarc de JongeRoustan
Louba GuertchikoffLouba GuertchikoffMme Godet
Philippe BruneauPhilippe BruneauM. Maréchal
Dominique BesnehardDominique BesnehardMaître Dong
Cheik DoukouréM. Bonaventure
Marie-Charlotte LeclaireMarie-Charlotte LeclaireLa secrétaire de Roustan
Olga JirouskovaSonia Koutchnoukov
Chick OrtegaChick OrtegaL'homme de main des Koutchnoukov
Paco PorteroL'homme au serpent
Sonia LezinskaSonia LezinskaUne hôtesse de l'air
Marc BrunetMarc BrunetUn policier
Olivier HémonOlivier HémonUn policier

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