Review of Duma (2005) by Matt S — 08 Apr 2011
A great family film about an orphaned cheetah and a brave and courageous boy Xan who takes him in a raises it and goes on an incredible, thrilling journey to bring him back to the wild. For his first movie I think that young actor Alexander Michaeletos is a natural in front of the camera and has tremendous chemistry with the cheetah making the fantastic story all the more real, effective and touching.
I haven't seen a family film this intelligent and brave in a long time and I'm shocked that this didn't get a wide theatrical release because it pure quality of a picture with amazing south africa landscapes that would of been great to see on the big screen.
This inspiring, emotionally involving journey has so much charm, loyalty, free spirit, adventure, intellect, wonder that any age will enjoy it and I can't believe how well trained these animals are in this movie it's astonishing.
Overall if you like the movie Born Free you will absolutely love this diamond in the rough family adventure rare gem. Highly recommended.
This review of Duma (2005) was written by Matt S on 08 Apr 2011.
Duma has generally received very positive reviews.
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