Mahatma and the Mad Boy (1974)

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.

Released March 1, 1974 27 min 11+

Genres: Drama, Short

Keywords: mdblist.imdb-short, mdblist.two-actors, imdb.monkey, imdb.bombay-india, imdb.beach, aspectratio.1-66-1

Production Companies: Merchant Ivory Productions

Country: India
Production Country: India
Languages: English