Malli , a ten-year-old girl , tries her best to help her poor parents by collecting firewood . In between ; she spies on ‘ Mr. Doctor ’ , the village Vet , who constantly converses with his patients from the animal world . Malli actually hero worships him ; and even tries to imitate him secretly She has just two personal dreams : To own a new dress for the festival ; and To get the ‘ Blue Bead ’ which can cure her friend 's inborn deficiency . Old Monu , the village storyteller had in her tale of " The Good Spirit " . Monu habitually conceives purely imaginary heroic tales which impress Malli very deeply . In that story , Monu illustrated how a ‘ Good Spirit ’ once had given Monu a Blue Bead as a gift . Malli bribes ! Monu with some honey . In return Monu recites to nonsensical , meaningless rhyme for inviting the Spirit . One back night , Malli tries to invite the Spirit with the rhyme , in vain . On the Festival Malli is thrilled with her new yellow dress her way back from the woods , she rescues a fawn shot down by a poacher . After a long , hazardous journey through thick woods she reaches the Vet 's house late at night and waits through the night while he treats the injured fawn . In the morning she begins her long trek back home with the new pet . At the riverside , finding the fawn 's happy reaction to its bird community , Malli sets it free . Her despair is further compounded to find her new dress tattered beyond repair , when suddenly a bright object in the sand catches her eye – It Blue Bead ! The film has been nominated for the following awards since its release : ' '' 2001 Independent Spirit Awards ( United States ) ' '' ' '' 2001 Political Film Society ( United States ) ' '' ' '' 2001 Satellite Awards ( United States ) ' '' ' '' 1999 Chicago International Children 's Film Festival ( United States ) ' '' The film has won the following awards since its release : ' '' 1998 Cairo International Film Festival ( Egypt ) ' '' ' '' 2004 Los Angeles Indian Film Festival ( United States ) ' '' ' '' 1999 National Film Awards ( India ) ' '' ' '' 18th International Festival of Films For Children Ale Kino , ( Poznań , Poland , 15 – 20 May 2000 ) '' '
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18th Ale Kino! Festival
Malli (film)