Rating: PG
Genre:
Adventure
Theatrical Release: 09/30/2005(USA
Release Date: 05/16/2006
SubTitles: English/French/Espanol
Dubbed: English
Sound: DD5.1
Run Time: 100 Minutes
Flags: Excellent For Children, Scary Moments
Distributor/Studio: Warner Home Video
Carroll Ballard, director of
The Black Stallion and
Never Cry Wolf, presents another story of an unusual relationship between humans and animals in this
drama.
Xan (
Alexander Michaletos) is a young boy who lives with his father and mother (
Campbell Scott and
Hope Davis) on a ranch in Kenya. One day,
Xan and his folks discover a cheetah cub whose mother has died. With no one to care for the cat,
Xan and his family take the cheetah under their wing, and after naming the cub "Dooms" (from "Duma," which means "male cheetah cub" in Swahili),
Xan and his new friend become inseparable. However,
Xan and his parents discover in time that nature doesn't always have a happy ending planned for a little boy.
Duma was based on a book for children called
How It Was With Dooms: A True Story From Africa, by
Carol Cawthra Hopcraft and
Xan Hopcraft, which told the story of
Xan's real-life friendship with a cheetah.
~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
