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04/01/06
Duma (2005)
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Reviews Counted:59
Fresh:55
Rotten:4
Average Rating:7.5/10
Consensus: This is an old-fashioned, richly textured family film that will appeal to children and adults alike.
Theatrical Release:27-05-2005
Synopsis: Set in the exotic country of South Africa, Duma tells the powerful adventure tale of an unbreakable bond of friendship between a cheetah named Duma and an intrepid young boy named Xan (Alexander... [More]
Starring: Hope Davis, Alex Michaeletos, Campbell Scott, Eamonn Walker
Director: Carroll Ballard
Reviews for Duma
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06/07/05
Like the eponymous cat, it'll leave you feeling warm and fuzzy.
05/24/05
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09/26/05
Top Critic[Not The Black Stallion], but at least as worthy as any other feature released in the last month.
11/23/05
Surprisingly flat.
09/27/05
Cat fanciers and adventure lovers will like Duma, an engaging story of a boy and his cheetah.
04/22/05
... leads us on a journey -- sometimes humorous, sometimes harrowing, always heartfelt -- that's well worth taking.
03/03/06
The film opens with some adorable cheetah cubs, so you're instantly hooked, but there's more to this than just a bunch of cute animals.
04/02/06
one of the better family films to come out in recent memory
10/03/05
Despite the outstanding cast of humans, Duma is the star, and Ballard obviously places a high value on exploring the real behavior of a cheetah, who is cute at times and potentially scary at others.
01/05/06
Unlike many lesser movies aimed at families, this has heart, humor, thrilling adventure and stunning visuals.
10/05/05
Chances are excellent that Carroll Ballard's latest film 'Duma' isn't playing in a theater anywhere near you. That's a shame. It's one of those rare children's films that actually succeeds in delighting tots and their parents.
02/16/06
Duma offers a compelling look at a world filled with beauty and wonder, one that children as well as their parents deserve to see.
10/17/05
I like it. Maybe not as much as those other pictures, but enough to bemoan a system in which family films have been so geared to kids (and their parents) with a kind of attention deficit disorder that it's inhospitable to a measured piece of storytelling.
09/29/05
Ballard's new film not only scales much of the same terrain as Fly Away Home and The Black Stallion but it also exudes their humanist power.
09/25/05
A drama of uncommon beauty and emotional resonance about a boy's journey to return his pet cheetah to its natural habitat.
09/29/05
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04/29/09
It's as good as this sort of thing gets, and deserves to be seen in a proper auditorium rather than on DVD.
04/04/06
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