My Barefoot Friend: The Story of Shallim and His Old Rickshaw (2011)

Name: My Barefoot Friend: The Story of Shallim and His Old Rickshaw
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2011-12-15
Duration: 85 min
Cast: 샬림, 마노즈

Original title: 오래된 인력거 · Released 2011-12-15 · 85 min · Documentary · Rated All ages

Calcutta, the largest city in India, is also known as the City of Joy… But on the other side of this title, there are more than 4 million destitute people fighting for life in poverty. Among those is 'Shalim', a man who makes his living by pulling a rickshaw with his bare hands and bare feet. Shalim works his fingers to the bone to pay for his wife's hospital treatment and to make a living. His dream is to buy a house where all his family can gather and live happily together. Engraving 'Inshala,' which means every matter is God's divine will in his heart, he fiercely pulls the rickshaw on hot asphalt roads and through strong wind and rain every single day. Despite his dream, however, his wife's illness is not getting any better, and to make matters worse, his oldest son who gave up on his study and left for Mumbai to earn money is infected by influenza A….