SummarySet 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 a courageous young boy named Xan. (Warner Bros.)
Directed By:Carroll Ballard
Written By:Carol Cawthra Hopcraft, Xan Hopcraft, Carol Flint, Karen Janszen, Mark St. Germain
Duma
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Universal Acclaim
82
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91
Ballard filmed across hundreds of miles of South African desert, and there are times when the whole throbbing universe seems to resound for him.
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Intelligent, visually rich filmmaking.
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8.3
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May 31, 2014
9
Ballard brings cheetahs, making "Duma" is not only human-animal uncommon friendship, but also a all-age fable and an old-fashioned adventure tale with wilderness and beautiful panoramic African scenery. If you're a animal film lovers and you should see this film then.
Mar 12, 2015
8
A very good movie about a boy moving to manhood with the help of his friend, Duma. A good adventure story, a good family story, a good nature story, a good story.
88
This is precisely the kind of film that parents clamor for and rarely get: a substantive, stirring, Huck Finn-style saga that doesn't insult anyone's intelligence or mindlessly entertain with crass humor.
80
Documentary makers struggle for this effect -- a feeling for the land that is both grand and unsentimental. The makers of Duma, a fable fit for children, have found it.
80
This is superior family entertainment--warm, thoughtful, and connected to the landscape.
75
Ballard connects you to the beauteous inner calm of the wild, even if audiences today are looking for a lot less calm.
60
Duma turns out to be surprisingly flat, with little of the child's-eye imagery that gave "The Black Stallion" its poetic thrust and too much of the narrative gear-grinding that grounded stretches of "Fly Away Home."
Production Company:
- Gaylord Films
- John Wells Productions
- Pandora Pictures
- Warner Bros.
Release Date:Aug 5, 2005
Duration:1 h 40 m
Rating:PG
Tagline:Some friendships are wilder than others.
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Awards
Genesis Awards
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
