(Carroll) Ballard (Fly Away Home) is simply the best in the business when it comes to corralling wild animals into the constraints of feature films.
Duma (2005)
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Reviews Counted:59
Fresh:55
Rotten:4
Average Rating:7.5/10
Consensus: This is an old-fashioned, richly textured family film that will appeal to children and adults alike.
Theatrical Release:Sep 30, 2005 Limited
Box Office: $810,666
Synopsis: Set in the exotic country of South Africa, Duma tells the powerful adventure tale of an unbreakable bond of friendship between a cheetah named Duma and an intrepid young boy named Xan (Alexander... Set in the exotic country of South Africa, Duma tells the powerful adventure tale of an unbreakable bond of friendship between a cheetah named Duma and an intrepid young boy named Xan (Alexander Michaletos), who faces the true test of love when he must cross the whole of Southern Africa to return his best friend to his rightful home in the wilds. On his journey, Xan learns that everything always changes, but not love. [More]
Starring: Hope Davis, Alex Michaeletos, Campbell Scott, Eamonn Walker
Starring: Hope Davis, Alex Michaeletos, Campbell Scott, Eamonn Walker, John Wells
Director: Carroll Ballard
Director: Carroll Ballard
Screenwriter: Karen Janszen
Producer: E.K. Gaylord, Kristin Harms, Stacy Cohen, Hunt Lowry
Composer: John Debney, George Acogny
Studio: Warner Bros.
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May 16, 2006
Reviews for Duma
Cat fanciers and adventure lovers will like Duma, an engaging story of a boy and his cheetah.
While it would hold up well against other routine kiddie-animal matinees, all through "Duma" I kept thinking of last summer's (similiar but superior) "Two Brothers."
Kids and animals are often a risky combination, but put them together in a movie such as Duma and you have a winning team.
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