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Mondo

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Mondo (Ovidiu Balan), a young orphaned gypsy, finds himself in France, where he scouts out potential foster families, evades the police and meets an assortment of eccentric people. In his travels, Mondo first encounters a magician (Pierrette Fesch) who takes on the boy as an assistant. Then he moves on again, eventually befriending Dadi (Jerry Smith), a street-smart vagrant, and Giordan (Maurice Maurin), a wise fisherman. All the while, the boy keeps an eye out for would-be parents.

Critics Reviews

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Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com 06/11/2005
3/5
Susan Tavernetti Palo Alto Weekly 05/20/2003
3/4
Mary Ann Brussat Spirituality & Practice 03/03/2002
A ten-year-old gypsy boy's zest for life has a salutary effect on a small community in this wonderful film. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

Audience Reviews

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12/11/2008 typiskt fransk film! See more 07/29/2008 caught this film on sbs years back and it still sticks in my memory, too bad it's never been released on dvd. See more 07/08/2008 Not best of Tony Gatlif but should have seen. See more 12/29/2007 Loved this sweet, spiritual movie. See more 12/14/2007 The film follows a homeless boy named Mondo through the streets of Nice. Surreal, bittersweet, and a nice juxtaposition to the harshness of Los Olvidados. See more 06/17/2007 My favorite movie right now. Incredible film making; pure poetry. See more Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Tony Gatlif

Director

Ovidiu Balan

Mondo

Pierrette Fesch

Thi Chin

Philippe Petit

The Magician

Catherine Brun

Church Soloist (Elevator Woman)

Schahla Aalam

The Magician's Friend

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Movie Info

Synopsis Mondo (Ovidiu Balan), a young orphaned gypsy, finds himself in France, where he scouts out potential foster families, evades the police and meets an assortment of eccentric people. In his travels, Mondo first encounters a magician (Pierrette Fesch) who takes on the boy as an assistant. Then he moves on again, eventually befriending Dadi (Jerry Smith), a street-smart vagrant, and Giordan (Maurice Maurin), a wise fisherman. All the while, the boy keeps an eye out for would-be parents.
Director
Tony Gatlif
Producer
Michèle Ray-Gavras
Screenwriter
Tony Gatlif
Distributor
Shadow Distribution
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Canadian French
Release Date (Theaters)
May 30, 1996, Original
Runtime
1h 20m