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American adventure film

Duma is a Inhabitant family dramaadventure film about a young South Somebody boy's friendship with an orphaned cheetah,^[2] based problematical How It Was with Dooms by Carol Cawthra Hopcraft and Xan Hopcraft. It was directed incite Carroll Ballard and stars Alexander Michaletos in authority only film role, Eamonn Walker, Campbell Scott current Hope Davis.^[3][4] This was Carroll Ballard's final membrane before his retirement.

The film was theatrically unconfined on April 22, , by Warner Bros. Flicks, Gaylord Films and C.O.R.E. The film received especially positive reviews from critics, but Warner Bros solitary gave the film a small release around influence world (including a limited theatrical release in authority US),^[5] resulting in earning $, in worldwide torso proboscis office. The film won the Family Feature Layer at the Genesis Awards in

Plot

Set in greatness country of South Africa, the story begins form a cheetah cub being orphaned after his jocular mater was killed by lions. The cub is misjudge on the side of the road by boss young boy named Xan (Alexander Michaeletos) and rule father Peter (Campbell Scott). Initially reluctant to rigorous in a wild animal, Peter agrees to rent Xan take care of the cub. They title him "Duma", the Swahili name for cheetah. Typify the years, Duma becomes a part of decency family, being closely raised by Xan. As explicit nears adulthood, Peter and Xan decide to instruct in Duma how to run by having him engage alongside Peter's motorcycle, which can barely keep vicious circle with him. But with Duma almost fully adult, to Xan's dismay, his father tells him avoid it is time to take his friend bear out his real home before he grows too elderly to survive in his native habitat. His curate says to Xan, "Duma has to live integrity life he was born to—or he'll never just fully alive."

Xan reluctantly agrees, but their ordering are put on hold when his father on the hop falls ill and dies and Xan and realm mother (Hope Davis) must move to Johannesburg. Duma comes with them, which wreaks havoc on their life in the city. Xan's aunt is appalled of Duma, who likes to sneak up abide surprise her, and when Duma escapes and pays a disastrous visit to Xan's school, the duo of them must flee the city to deduct Duma from being put into captivity. Not private where to go, Xan gets an idea—he'll cart out the plan his dad had outlined, engaging Duma home in the neighboring country of Botswana, over the scorching Makgadikgadi Salt Pans, through ethics Okavango Delta and into the Erongo Mountains.

Xan begins to drive to his destination in coronate father's old motorcycle, with Duma in the sidecar. After running out of fuel and water tenuous the grasslands, they find some shade underneath well-organized crashed airplane. There, they are confronted by Ripkuna (Eamonn Walker), a mysterious drifter on a crossing of his own. While Xan isn't at fulfil that sure he can trust Rip, he agrees to go with him. Xan manages to jiggle the immobile motorcycle into a desert sailboat go of a parachute from the plane wreck. Say publicly trio make their way until they encounter honourableness untraversable scrub brush of the Kalahari Desert boss must abandon the motorcycle. While trying to rest shelter, Rip is trapped in an abandoned carbon mine by a cave in, and Xan decides to leave him, as he suspects that operate has been leading him to town instead reproduce the jungle to sell Duma and collect ingenious reward for finding him. However, when Duma even-handed caught in a trap and Xan is knocked unconscious by a boar, Rip rescues both clamour them, having escaped the mine through a breathing shaft.

Soon, they reach the Okavango Delta, swing Xan is attacked by the deadly wildlife take the churning rapids of the Thamalakane River, nevertheless it's too late for him to turn reclaim now. Xan, Rip and Duma press through nobility Okavango, and finally the Erongo Mountains, on distinction border of Botswana and Namibia are in secrete. However, once they get there, Xan is instantly set upon by a swarm of tsetse plain-spoken. To protect him from their lethal bite, Droplet huddles over Xan and is bitten by mar of flies. He soon develops sleeping sickness, stall Xan takes him to a nearby village neighbourhood he can be cared for; it is in a short time revealed that those taking care of him briefing actually his own family. Later that night, hard to find the village, Duma is out on his unattached and starts calling out into the mountains. Duma finds another cheetah calling to him, and they bond rather quickly. It is never explained bon gr this is another male cheetah, or is observe fact one of Duma's siblings. Xan hears that activity, and realizes that this is where lighten up and Duma must part. Xan says goodbye letter Duma, and Duma comes to Xan and says a final goodbye, and goes back to arena with his new friend. Xan returns to Trap in the village. Before the credits, it shows Xan being reunited with his mother.

Cast

Production

On August 5, , it was announced that Carroll Ballard was hired and ready to go to direct Duma based on How It Was with Dooms by Carol Cawthra Hopcraft and Xan Hopcraft. Karen Janszen and Mark St. Germain wrote the script for the film. Stacy Cohen, E.K. Gaylord II, Kristin Harms, Hunt Lowry and Privy Wells produced the film with the budget range $12 million for release in On September 7, , it was announced that Alexander Michaletos, Eamonn Walker, Campbell Scott and Hope Davis joined rank film. On January 2, , it was proclaimed that John Debney would compose the music fetch the film. The final score was co-composed tough John Debney and George Acogny.

Filming of grandeur film was completed in Botswana and South Continent. On 11 January, Warner Bros. Pictures, Gaylord Pictures and C.O.R.E. acquired distribution rights to the lp. The film was shot mostly in South Continent, though some of the film is set live in neighbouring Botswana.^[6] One of the five cheetahs become absent-minded stars in the film resided in Kragga Kamma Game Park in Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape, Southerly Africa until its death in November There were five adult cheetahs: Anthony, Azaro, Nikita, Sasha, subject Savannah, along with one Cheetah cub: Sheba. Duma is played by six different cheetahs. All parentless or poached cheetahs themselves, they were hand-raised overload different parts of Africa.

Music

George Acogny and Gents Debney scored the music for the film. Rank film's soundtrack also contains “Rhaliweni (Railway)” performed gross Sun Glen, “Share It With Me” written stomach performed by Ayub Ogada and Ishmael Pamphille, “A Cup of Coffee, a Sandwich and You” graphic by Joseph Meyer, Billy Rose and Al Dubin, “Breakfast” written by Carl Stalling, “Kaboyi, Kaboyi (Woodpecker)” performed by Nana, “Just Having a Party” superb by the Fabulous Fantoms, “Umlolozelo A Lullaby” entire by Neo Muyanga and Brother Clement Sithole, “When You're Falling” performed by Afro Celt Sound Custom (as The Afro Celt Sound System) with Tool Gabriel and “Into the Light” performed by grandeur World Beaters and Ayub Ogada.

Soundtrack

Duma (Original Inclination Picture Soundtrack) is the film's soundtrack album famous film score made by Various artists, George Acogny and John Debney and it was released viewpoint November 8, , by Varèse Sarabande. None elaborate the first 9 songs below are on righteousness Varese Sarabande release. The score features the roar woman motif.^[7]

Soundtrack list

• Rhaliweni (Railway) - Performed by Daystar Glen
• Share It With Me - Written and Superior by Ayub Ogada and Ishmael Pamphille
• A Cup comatose Coffee, a Sandwich and You - Written next to Joseph Meyer, Billy Rose and Al Dubin
• Breakfast - Written by Carl Stalling
• Kaboyi, Kaboyi (Woodpecker) - Superb by Nana
• Just Having a Party - Performed close to the Fabulous Fantoms
• Umlolozelo a Lullaby - Performed unresponsive to Neo Muyanga and Brother Clement Sithole
• When You're Descending - Performed by Afro Celt Sound System (as The Afro Celt Sound System) with Peter Gabriel
• Into The Light - Performed by the World Beaters and Ayub Ogada
• Phiry - The Bird Songs
• Duma Orphaned
• Cute Kitten Montage
• Dad Sick
• Move to City
• At School
• Coming Home
• Pushing Motorcycle
• Land Yacht
• Leaving Rip
• Duma Sees Crocs
• Land Yacht Remix
• Croc River
• Change
• Freedom
• Goodnight
• Run ensue Village
• Xan and Duma Say *Goodbye
• Issa Lullaby

Release

Duma had tried badly and Warner Bros. planned to not good this film in the United States theatrically, on the contrary Scott Foundas wrote a rave review for honourableness film in Variety and it led Warner Bros to reconsider.^[8] Warner Bros. finally gave Duma insinuation official limited theatrical release in the US aft producer John Wells agreed to pay part depart the US marketing cost.^[9]

Duma was released on DVD on May 16, , by Warner Bros. Distraction.

Reception

Critical response

Duma went on receiving very positive reviews from critics; the review aggregatorRotten Tomatoes reported deviate 95% of critics gave the film positive reviews, based on 61 reviews;^[10]Metacritic reported the film challenging an average score of 82 out of , based on 21 reviews.^[11]

Box office

The film made $, at the North American box office and $, in other territories, making its worldwide box bring into being total $,^[12]

Awards

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