Jhalki vs The French Italian
The French Italian has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6.8/10 for Jhalki). The French Italian is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 45m. Jhalki is the older of the two (2019 against 2024). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Jhalki
The French Italian| Jhalki | The French Italian | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.8/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 2019 | 2024 |
| Length | 1h 45m | 1h 32m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | United States of America |
| Director | Brahmanand S. Singh | Rachel Wolther |
| Main cast | Divya Dutta, Tannishtha Chatterjee, Boman Irani, Yatin Karyekar, Akhilendra Mishra | Jon Rudnitsky, Sunita Mani, Aristotle Athari, Catherine Cohen, Soojeong Son |
Synopsis
Jhalki
A lyrical story of lost childhood, against the powerful backdrop of child slavery and human trafficking. It is a heart-rending but inspiring story of a nine-year old street-smart girl, Jhalki, in search of her seven-year old brother, Babu, who is suddenly thrown into an inhuman world of child labor with no respite from a terminally gloomy, dark and depressing workplace. Armed with an intimate folk tale of a tireless sparrow, her own ingenious…
The French Italian
Doug and Valerie have made a mistake. Their hate-fueled obsession with the jerks downstairs — who always seem to be singing karaoke in a brownstone, who even does that? — recently led them to flee the city for Doug’s parents’ place upstate, giving up a great deal on a rent-stabilized apartment. Their friends are horrified, and regret is setting in. They start plotting their revenge— and before they know it, they’re staging an off-Broadway play…
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