Cheetah

A gentle, old-fashioned adventure with kids and animals, offering mild peril and heartwarming moments in equal measure.

Directed by

Jeff Blyth

Genres

Drama, Family

Starring

Keith Coogan, Lucy Deakins, Timothy Landfield

Overview

An American boy and girl, spending six months in Kenya with their scientist parents adopt a cheetah, only to realize that they must set it loose so that it can learn to hunt and be free. However, when the animal is captured by poachers planning to race it against greyhounds, the two city kids, together with a young African goat herder they befriended, head off into the wild to rescue the cheetah.

How it feels

Warm, earnest, uplifting and tense. Measured and easy to follow.

About

Friendship, family, coming-of-age, survival

Content

Mild violence. No gore, sexual content or swearing.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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