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Hanuman (DVD) (*)

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Screened, competed or awarded at:
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 5.1 )
Spanish ( Dolby Digital 5.1 )
Spanish ( Subtitles )
Catalan ( Dolby Digital 5.1 )
Catalan ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Spain ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
84 min

Aspect Ratio:
Anamorphic Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
Cast/Crew Interview(s)
Interactive Menu
Production Notes
Trailer(s)

Movie filmed in 1998 and produced in:
France ( France, Benelux )
India ( India, Eastern Asia )

Directed By:
Fred Fougea

Written By:
Michel Fessler
Fred Fougea

Actors:
Robert Cavanah ..... Tom
Tabu ..... Anja
Nathalie Auffret ..... Alice
Khalid Tyabji ..... Deva
Sidney Kean ..... Roberto
Javed Jaffrey ..... Ashok (as Jaaved Jaaffery)
William Doherty ..... Narrator (voice)

Synopsis:

Between a documentary about animals and pure Indiana Jones, Hanuman is a children's film that lavishly narrates the tale of Hanuman, the legendary monkey king of India whose father is the wind and the mother a monkey. Hanuman is the most lovable baby monkey one can imagine. He meets Tom who comes to visit the temple in the Valley of Monkeys and tries to protect it from the robbers. A warm relationship develops between the two. The strongest points of this film are the magical landscape of India reminiscent of Rudyard Kipling books and the acting, particularly by Robert Cavanah who stays day and night with little Hanou. Recommend to children of all ages.

The film is set in the south Indian countryside near a Hanuman temple, and it follows two parallel stories. One is among monkeys that live near the temple, and the other is in the human world. Hanu is a young member of the troop who is in love with another young monkey who happens to be the princess daughter of the troop leader, Long Tooth. Long Tooth is angry that his regal daughter is interested in a commoner, so he chases Hanu to the fringes of their society. Tom (Robert Cavanaugh) is a Briton whose father was a renown archeologist who researched the Hanuman temple when Tom was a young boy. When Tom discovers that the artwork of the temple is being looted for profit, he impulsively decides to travel to India to continue his father's inquiries and to hopefully try to end the plundering of the antiquities. Eventually, the two kindred spirits cross paths.

Hanuman is the revered monkey god of Hindu mythology, and this film is a reflection of the anthropomorphic deity in the fact that his spirit is examined, and also by the fact that many of the primary characters in the film literally are monkeys.

This product was added to our catalog on Tuesday 08 September, 2009.

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