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5000 years ago, in India, men started to capture and tame elephants for war, parades and worship. Still today, the young Makbul grows up in daily contact with the wild and domesticated elephants that live in the forest around his native village in southern India. Over the objections of his mother, Makbul follows in the footsteps of his father and grandfather, going deep into the forest to learn the age-old profession of the mahout, or elephant handler in the government's employ. When an elephant calf named Vikrama is born, the animal is placed under Makbul's care.
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Cast
13 people
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Philippe Gautier
Nanny Ama
Grandmother
Prajna Chowta
Lorraine Du Hamel
Begum Jamila
Mother
Pyare Jan
Old mahout
Begum Kahurun
Old mother
Kawadi Makbul
Makbul adult
Noorullah
Makbul teenager
Sabu Saab
Father
Philippe Gautier Director · Prajna Chowta Writer
First release November 26, 1998 · Produced in Canada · Languages English, French, Urdu
Production
Les Productions La Fête Inc.
Production
Canada
Produced in
Languages
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
English · French · Urdu
Release dates
Canada · November 26, 1998
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
France
September 27, 2000
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