Mondo Movie Review 1996

Orphaned gypsy boy Mondo (Balan) winds up living on the streets of Nice looking for a new family. He's befriended and sheltered by various street people as he hides from the police who want to place him in care. Based on the novel "Ed. Gallinard" by J.M.G. Le Clezio. French with subtitles.

Distribution

New Yorker Video, 16 W. 61st St., 11th Fl., New York, NY 10023, Phone: (212)645-4600, Toll-free: 800-447-0196, Fax: (212)645-3030, Email: info@newyorkerfilms.com, URL: http://www.newyorkerfilms.com

Available on VHS
Running time 80 minutes.
Originally from French.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Childhood Visions, Homeless, Adoption & Orphans, France

Screenplay

Tony Gatlif

Cast

Ovidiu Balan, Philippe Petit, Pierrette Fesch, Jerry Smith

Cinematography

Eric Guichard

Director

Tony Gatlif