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Hanuman (1998)

Hanuman poster
Directed by
Frédéric Fougea
Genre
adventure film, family film
Country
India, France
Runtime
1h 25m
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 11 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A boy named Tom gets involved with a special monkey in India. They go on an adventure that leads to a hidden temple.

lightheartedfamily-orientedadventurousexoticwhimsicalcolorfulplayfulmildly suspenseful

What happens

Hanuman is a 1998 French-Indian film directed by Frédéric Fougea. The film stars Scottish actor Robert Cavanah and Indian actress Tabu in the lead roles. The film was dubbed in Danish as Hanuman og abernes tempel with Henrik Koefoed, Vibeke Hastrup, and Søren Sætter-Lassen providing the voices of Tom, Anja, and Ashok, respectively. The film was alternatively titled as The Monkey Who Knew Too Much. It was the on-screen debut for Nithya Menen as a child artist. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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