The Pool is the story of Venkatesh, a "room boy" working at a hotel in Panjim, Goa, who sees from his perch in a mango tree a luxuriant garden and shimmering pool hidden behind a wall. In making whatever efforts he can to better himself, Venkatesh offers his services to the wealthy owner of the home. Not content to simply dream about a different life, Venkatesh is inquisitive about the home's inhabitants—indeed about the world around him—and his curiosity changes the shape of his future.
What a contrast to 'Slumdog'! This movie is also about the less fortunate unorganized working class of India, but beautiful and moving....so so genuine and natural, no hypes whatsoever. Brings back your faith in humanity, with no attempt to dramatize the misery and glamorize the struggle to get out of it!