Little Terrorist (2004)

Jamal, a 10-year-old Pakistani Muslim, mistakenly crosses the border between India and Pakistan and finds an unusual ally in a Hindu Brahmin, Bhola. Indian soldiers descend on Bhola's ... See full summary »

Director:

Ashvin Kumar

Writer:

Ashvin Kumar

Stars:

Julfuqar Ali, Sushil Sharma, Megnaa Mehtta

Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 4 wins & 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview:
Julfuqar Ali	...	Jamal
Sushil Sharma	...	Bhola
Megnaa Mehtta	...	Rani

Storyline

Jamal, a 10-year-old Pakistani Muslim, mistakenly crosses the border between India and Pakistan and finds an unusual ally in a Hindu Brahmin, Bhola. Indian soldiers descend on Bhola's village searching for the so-called terrorist who crossed over. Bhola's neice, Rani, insists they can't let a Muslim into their Hindu home. With Bhola and Rani grappling with the consequences of harboring a Pakistani and their deep-set prejudice against Muslims, Jamal's only hope is the humanity shared by a people separated by artificial boundaries a long time ago.

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Plot Keywords:

india | pakistan

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Genres:

Drama | Short

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site [in] (English)

Country:

India UK

Language:

Hindi

Release Date:

25 October 2004 (USA)

Also Known As:

Mikros tromokratis

Filming Locations:

Rajasthan, India

Company Credits

Production Co:

Alipur Films India, Alipur Films, On the Road

Technical Specs

Runtime:

15 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

On the final day, the wandering musicians (feature towards the end) almost did not make it to the set in time, being arrested in Jaipur, India, due to a misunderstanding over their papers.

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Connections

Featured in Interrogate This: Psychologists Take on Terror (2008)

User Reviews

An Excellent Short....

I'm often apprehensive when viewing films that have won the accolades that this one has, but for once I truly believe the awards have been well deserved.

This short has an air of grace and authenticity about it which is unusual in shorts (and I've seen hundreds of them!); the protagonist, Jamal, acts as naturally as a child of his age can, (the terror on his face seems real), the beautiful Rani seems more awkward yet nonetheless charming...

It is not without faults; the filmmakers could have dwelled longer on some of the fabulous landscapes presented, and the pacing drops a bit in the middle, but the film had me close to tears at the end, and was such a refreshing change from the usual 10min introspective one sees.