This 90 minute heart touching film went viral on YouTube, the story of adoption won everyone’s heart.


In today’s time when the audience’s entertainment is limited only to big budget films, heavy action scenes, complex suspense thrillers and expensive OTT platforms, a very simple and down to earth film released on YouTube has proved that if a story has true emotions and depth, then it does not need any big stardom to win the hearts of the audience. This latest ninety-minute film has gone so viral on the internet within days of its release that it is being echoed in every corner of social media, and people are openly praising each and every scene of it. The biggest quality of this film is that there is no heavy action, unnecessary crying or complex and scary suspense in it, rather it is such a simple and easy story which directly shakes the human soul. As soon as this film was made available on YouTube in both Hindi and English languages, the audience embraced it and within no time it became the biggest surprise hit of the internet world. This film has received a very excellent and respectable rating of 7.7 on a reputed rating agency like IMDb, which is a clear proof that the general audience as well as the critics have accepted its artistry and sensitivity wholeheartedly. People are sharing short clips of this film on social media platforms and advising others to take out ninety minutes from their busy lives and watch this masterpiece. This film teaches that family love, belonging and human relationships are not dependent on borders and languages, and this is the reason why this film is becoming the first choice of viewers of every age.

The basic story of this unique film based on the struggle of the parents and the journey of adopting an Indian girl at the international level.

After all, on what unique story is this film based and which artists and directors are behind its making, which makes it so special? The title of this famous film is ‘A Mosquito in the Ear’, which has been directed very beautifully by director Nicola Rinchiari and this is the first film of his directorial career i.e. directorial debut, which he has decorated with his amazing artistic understanding. The film is not based on any original script, but is based on the famous graphic novel ‘Una Zanzara nell’Orecchio’, each page of which the director has brought to life on screen. Talking about the star cast of the film, well-known faces of Hollywood and international cinema like Jake Lacy, Nazanin Boniadi and child artist Ruhi Pal have breathed life into this story with their excellent and natural acting. The main story of the film revolves around an American couple, who are going through a deep mental struggle due to fertility related problems i.e. not being able to have children. As a solution to this problem, they decide to adopt a small four-year-old Indian girl from an orphanage in the Indian state of Goa through international legal process. This is where the real and most exciting and emotional journey of this story begins, where people from two different cultures, two different continents and two completely different lifestyles are forced to live as a family under one roof. This story is not limited to just the paper process of adopting a child, rather it is a journey of meeting of two cultures and human sensibilities which makes the eyes of the viewer moist and gives a strange comfort to the heart.

When a couple from America adopt a four-year-old little girl from an orphanage in Goa and take them to their home, the biggest practical and emotional challenge they face is the language barrier. The child knows only her mother tongue and the environment she has seen so far, she does not speak a single word of English, and those American parents, on the other hand, do not know a single word of Hindi or the local language. This language gap initially makes it almost impossible for the two parties to communicate, and this confusion gives rise to some of the film’s most poignant scenes. The little girl i.e. Sarwari remembers her old home, her known community, her language and her soil so deeply that she is not able to easily adapt herself to the new environment and flatly refuses to leave her roots. She does not feel safe in that strange country and strange house, and this fear and reluctance in her mind shatters the hearts of the audience. The film very sensitively depicts how the American couple tries to make a place in the girl’s heart without any haste or anger, with immense patience and immense love. The conversation between them may not require words, but their eyes, their touch and their dedication create a dialogue that does not feel the need for any language. Many scenes of the film are so emotional and heart-touching that the audience is unable to stop their laughter and tears, and that is why it is being considered as a perfect ‘feel-good’ movie that leaves a deep and everlasting positive impact on the mind of the viewer.

The immense love that this masterpiece, available for free on YouTube, is receiving from the audience has proved that good stories do not need a theater or an expensive platform.

In today’s time, when people have to buy expensive subscriptions to watch every small film or web series, having this great film available for free on YouTube is no less than a boon for the viewers. This bold step of the director and producers of putting their work of art directly among the public through YouTube has proved to be a complete success as today millions of people are able to watch it easily without any hindrance. The film’s dialogues, its cinematography, the realistic filming of Goa’s beaches and orphanage scenes and the serene music in the background turn the entire creation into a magical experience. For those who are bored of movies full of suspense and thriller and want to sit with their family and watch a calm, relaxing and cultural story, this ninety minute journey is no less than a meditation. People are continuously writing on social media that this film has forced them to think about how sensitive a subject is processes like adoption and the mental adjustment of children. The dignified manner in which this film has presented Indian culture and child psychology on the international stage cannot be praised enough. If you have not seen this film yet, then you should go to YouTube without wasting a single moment and become a part of this amazing journey, because such films are not made every day but come once in a decade which further strengthens our faith in humanity.