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| Duma is a 2005 drama / adventure film, directed by Carroll Ballard. It stars Hope Davis & Campbell Scott. An orphaned cheetah befriends Xan, a young boy living in South Africa. Xans father is terminally ill & the family is about to lose their farm; resulting in Duma being sent to a refuge. Xan decides to run away & travels with Duma across Southern Africa in an attempt to return him to the wild. Some friendships are wilder than others. |
Admitted, born in the seventies I have seen Black Stallion & Fly Away Home & I like both films. The reason that I like these films? I also like to see films with stunning special effects & breathtaking speed. But only films like Duma or Wondrous Oblivion give you a happy feeling & understanding of our world.
Expect a very beautiful shot film & not more dialogue than is needed for the story. What I really like about the film is that it leaves enough space to kindle your imagination. In the film you will not see what is exactly happening to Xans father or see Xan & Duma leave the city & travel to his parents old farm to get his fathers motorcycle. Not everything has to be told & visualized to understand the story. This is left to your or your childs intelligence & imagination. Duma does not treat people as if they lack imagination. This is what makes it such a fine film to see.
It is a great pity that Duma is difficult to sell for a wide cinema release. However, I dearly hope WB will continue working with directors like Ballard to make great little films that at least after a limited release like DUMA can still be enjoyed by people of all ages on DVD. Better this than no more fine films like Duma at all for us to enjoy!
 | Campbell Scott is an American actor. He is the son of actors George C Scott & Colleen Dewhurst. He is best known for his role in the movie Dying Young, in which he starred with Julia Roberts. He also appeared in the movie Singles & directed the film Big Night.
Posters Of Roger Dodger Editors Choice: Duma, Roger Dodger, The Spanish Prisoner, Dying Young, No Way Back, View DVDology |