An Indian in the City: the cult film of an entire generation

An Indian in town is a French comedy film directed by Hervé Palud, released in 1994. The film tells the story of Stéphane Marchado, a Parisian businessman, who goes to the Amazon to finalize his divorce from Patricia, his wife with whom he has been separated for several years, in order to start a new life with Charlotte, his new partner. However, he learns that he has a son, Mimi-Siku, who is being raised among an Indian tribe in the Amazon rainforest. At Patricia's request (and because she misinterpreted her son's lines), Stéphane takes Mimi-Siku back to Paris to introduce her to urban life. However, the young man's adaptation to Western civilization did not go smoothly. Like when he decided to hunt pigeons to eat, or climb the Eiffel Tower.

With Thierry Lhermitte and Patrick Timsit in the main roles, An Indian in town became a classic French comedy of the 90s.

What happens to the children in the film?

• Ludwig Briand, from actor to scribe

Ludwig Briand, Mimi-Siku's translator, briefly continued his acting career after An Indian in the City by appearing in the series between 1996 and 1999. He then completely changed his career path, and since 2015 has worked as an employee at the Ministry of Justice. On his profile LinkedIn, we learned that he has been interning since July 2022 to become director of judicial registration services. He is now 42 years old.

• Stanley Zana, real estate expert

Stanley Zana who plays Jonathan Montignac, Richard's (Patrick Timsit) son, has also completely changed his character. professional path and a career in real estate. He is now director of the company My BnB Manager, which specializes in short-term rental management. He is 34 years old.

• Pauline Pinsolle, from comedy to journalism

Pauline Pinsolle, translator of Sophie, Mimi-Siku's “lover”, also changed her professional path, as did Stanley Zana and Ludwig Briand. In her Linked profile, we find that she has worked as a lifestyle journalist for over fifteen years. He also loves marathons, as you can see in his account Instagram :