(Mahatma and the Mad Boy)

Content: In the time frame of a single day (from dawn to dust), the film records the wanderings of an Indian youth who sleeps on the beach, holds conversations with a statue of Mahatma Gandhi, and scavenges for food with his monkey. By afternoon, a little ceremony is held by well-to-do Gandhi-ites, at which a speaker delivers a sermon on "godly love"; but when the boy comes too close, he is told to move on by a guard, one of a series of exclusions of this onlooker-outcast.

Countries:

India

Genres:

Drama

Runtime:

27 minutes

Year:

1974

Directors:

Ismail Merchant

Production companies:

Merchant Ivory Productions

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