This short film shows an encounter, through a series of games, between a street child from the shantytowns and a child of a rich family, stationed at his window. The film has no dialogue and the action moves through the attempts at one-upmanship evident in their successive display of their toys. Their rivalry (a kite shot down by a toy rifle, for example) concludes with the opposition between the world of noise (the toys inside the house) and that of music (the street child's flute). Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2006.
Directed by Satyajit Ray
rich kid
fable
street child
short film
IMDB
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Letterboxd
4.0 / 5
Crew
Satyajit Ray
Director
Satyajit Ray
Writer
Satyajit Ray
Original Music Composer
Dulal Dutta
Editor
Soumendu Roy
Director of Photography
Popular Reviews
78 reviews
Jayvee
9.0★ · 02/26/26
“Comparison is the thief of joy.” A thought-provoking short film from Satyajit Ray — this man definitely knows how to make a great film
“Comparison is the thief of joy.” A thought-provoking short film from Satyajit Ray — this man definitely knows how to make a great film
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shiv
7.0★ · 04/12/26
it's very genius how satyajit ray uses a child's eyes to show that the rich always find a way to step into others' joy and break it
it's very genius how satyajit ray uses a child's eyes to show that the rich always find a way to step into others' joy and break it
ai
classism, imperialism, capitalism - in 12 minutes with no dialogues, enacted by TWO kids
yours truly, satyajit ray
classism, imperialism, capitalism - in 12 minutes with no dialogues, enacted by TWO kids