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Duma

2005 · 100 min

A gentle, sunbaked journey of boy and beast across vast landscapes, tender and quietly moving, with a soft ache of loss beneath the adventure.

Tagline
Some friendships are wilder than others
Overview
An orphaned cheetah becomes the best friend and pet of a young boy living in South Africa.

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Tone
  • warmstrength 3 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • upliftingstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • coming-of-age
  • grief
  • friendship
  • survival
  • family
Places
  • countryside
  • wilderness
  • road trip
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror1
Humour3
Realism7
Romance0
Tension4
Darkness3
Complexity3
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
adventure, drama, family
Directed by
Carroll Ballard
Written by
Xan Hopcraft, Mark St. Germain, Carol Cawthra, Carol Flint
Starring
Alex Michaeletos, Campbell Scott, Mary Makhatho, Nthabiseng Kenoshi, Hope Davis, Jennifer Steyn, Eamonn Walker, André Stolz
Music
George Acogny, John Debney
Cinematography
Werner Maritz
Runtime
100 min
Country
South Africa, United States of America
Languages
English

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