My Little Devil

Synopsis

Version originale anglaise.

In this bittersweet family drama, Joseph is a young boy from a poor family growing up in Diu, an island nation off the coast of India. Joseph's family arranges for the boy to receive a scholarship at a private Catholic boarding school, but Joseph has a hard time adjusting to his new environment; he grows homesick, misses his friends and relatives, and since charity students like himself are given less to eat, he's in a near-constant state of hunger. Eventually, Joseph is caught stealing food, which further alienates him from his classmates, but as it happens, Joseph wasn't taking the food for himself, but to help the family of a boy in even worse straits than himself. My Little Devil also stars Om Puri as a cook at the school who tries to help young Joseph. This film is part of the collection Tales for All.

À la mort de sa mère, Joseph, un garçon de dix ans, est envoyé par son père dans un pensionnat. L'enfant part, triste, laissant derrière lui son meilleur ami Magan et le village de son enfance. Joseph a beaucoup de mal à se faire à ce nouvel environnement. Son village, ses amis lui manquent. Puis un beau jour, Joseph est pris à voler de la nourriture, ce qui l'ostracise encore plus dans ce pensionnat. Mais il ne vole pas pour lui, il le fait pour venir en aide à une famille encore plus mal en point que lui. (dossier de presse)