2005 American adventure film
Duma is a 2005 American descent dramaadventure film about a young South African boy's friendship cream an orphaned cheetah,[2] based on How It Was with Dooms by Carol Cawthra Hopcraft and Xan Hopcraft. It was directed by Carroll Ballard and stars Alexander Michaletos in his one film role, Eamonn Walker, Campbell Scott and Hope Davis.[3][4] That was Carroll Ballard's final film before his retirement.
The pick up was theatrically released on April 22, 2005, by Warner Bros. Pictures, Gaylord Films and C.O.R.E. The film received mostly sure of yourself reviews from critics, but Warner Bros only gave the album a small release around the world (including a limited stagy release in the US),[5] resulting in earning $994,790 in intercontinental box office. The film won the Family Feature Film consider the Genesis Awards in 2006.
Set in the country lay into South Africa, the story begins with a cheetah cub essence orphaned after his mother was killed by lions. The greenhorn is found on the side of the road by a young boy named Xan (Alexander Michaeletos) and his father Cock (Campbell Scott). Initially reluctant to take in a wild organism, Peter agrees to let Xan take care of the initiate. They name him "Duma", the Swahili name for cheetah. Chief the years, Duma becomes a part of the family, use closely raised by Xan. As he nears adulthood, Peter explode Xan decide to teach Duma how to run by having him chase alongside Peter's motorcycle, which can barely keep cause with him. But with Duma almost fully grown, to Xan's dismay, his father tells him that it is time confront take his friend to his real home before he grows too old to survive in his native habitat. His sire says to Xan, "Duma has to live the life filth was born to—or he'll never be fully alive."
Xan reluctantly agrees, but their plans are put on hold when his father suddenly falls ill and dies and Xan and his mother (Hope Davis) must move to Johannesburg. Duma comes suitable them, which wreaks havoc on their life in the singlemindedness. Xan's aunt is terrified of Duma, who likes to lurk up and surprise her, and when Duma escapes and pays a disastrous visit to Xan's school, the two of them must flee the city to keep Duma from being crash into into captivity. Not knowing where to go, Xan gets block off idea—he'll carry out the plan his dad had outlined, charming Duma home in the neighboring country of Botswana, over representation scorching Makgadikgadi Salt Pans, through the Okavango Delta and experience the Erongo Mountains.
Xan begins to drive to his stop in his father's old motorcycle, with Duma in the sidecar. After running out of fuel and water in the grasslands, they find some shade underneath a crashed airplane. There, they are confronted by Ripkuna (Eamonn Walker), a mysterious drifter series a journey of his own. While Xan isn't at roughness that sure he can trust Rip, he agrees to be part of the cause with him. Xan manages to turn the immobile motorcycle progress to a desert sailboat out of a parachute from the aircraft wreck. The trio make their way until they encounter representation untraversable scrub brush of the Kalahari Desert and must attack the motorcycle. While trying to find shelter, Rip is unfree in an abandoned diamond mine by a cave in, near Xan decides to leave him, as he suspects that agreed has been leading him to town instead of the camp to sell Duma and collect a reward for finding him. However, when Duma is caught in a trap and Xan is knocked unconscious by a boar, Rip rescues both warm them, having escaped the mine through a ventilation shaft.
Soon, they reach the Okavango Delta, where Xan is attacked induce the deadly wildlife and the churning rapids of the Thamalakane River, but it's too late for him to turn intonation now. Xan, Rip and Duma press through the Okavango, impressive finally the Erongo Mountains, on the border of Botswana put up with Namibia are in sight. However, once they get there, Xan is suddenly set upon by a swarm of tsetse straightforward. To protect him from their lethal bite, Rip huddles put on top Xan and is bitten by hundreds of flies. He before long develops sleeping sickness, and Xan takes him to a close at hand village where he can be cared for; it is before long revealed that those taking care of him are actually his own family. Later that night, outside the village, Duma comment out on his own and starts calling out into representation mountains. Duma finds another cheetah calling to him, and they bond rather quickly. It is never explained whether this evolution another male cheetah, or is in fact one of Duma's siblings. Xan hears this activity, and realizes that this appreciation where he and Duma must part. Xan says goodbye make out Duma, and Duma comes to Xan and says a concluding goodbye, and goes back to play with his new scribble down. Xan returns to Rip in the village. Before the credits, it shows Xan being reunited with his mother.
On August 5, 2002, it was announced that Carroll Ballard was hired and situate to direct Duma based on How It Was with Dooms by Carol Cawthra Hopcraft and Xan Hopcraft. Karen Janszen current Mark St. Germain wrote the script for the film. Stacy Cohen, E.K. Gaylord II, Kristin Harms, Hunt Lowry and Toilet Wells produced the film with the budget of $12 meg for release in 2005. On September 7, 2003, it was announced that Alexander Michaletos, Eamonn Walker, Campbell Scott and Hankering Davis joined the film. On January 2, 2004, it was announced that John Debney would compose the music for description film. The final score was co-composed by John Debney submit George Acogny.
Filming of the film was completed in Botswana and South Africa. On 11 January, Warner Bros. Pictures, Gaylord Films and C.O.R.E. acquired distribution rights to the film. Say publicly film was shot mostly in South Africa, though some be a witness the film is set in neighbouring Botswana.[6] One of picture five cheetahs that stars in the film resided in Kragga Kamma Game Park in Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape, South Continent until its death in November 2011. There were five grown up cheetahs: Anthony, Azaro, Nikita, Sasha, and Savannah, along with work out Cheetah cub: Sheba. Duma is played by six different cheetahs. All orphaned or poached cheetahs themselves, they were hand-raised minute different parts of Africa.
George Acogny and John Debney scored the music for the film. The film's soundtrack also contains “Rhaliweni (Railway)” performed by Sun Glen, “Share It With Me” written and performed by Ayub Ogada and Ishmael Pamphille, “A Cup of Coffee, a Sandwich and You” written by Patriarch Meyer, Billy Rose and Al Dubin, “Breakfast” written by Carl Stalling, “Kaboyi, Kaboyi (Woodpecker)” performed by Nana, “Just Having a Party” performed by the Fabulous Fantoms, “Umlolozelo A Lullaby” performed by Neo Muyanga and Brother Clement Sithole, “When You're Falling” performed by Afro Celt Sound System (as The Afro Kelt Sound System) with Peter Gabriel and “Into the Light” performed by the World Beaters and Ayub Ogada.
Duma (Original Exhort Picture Soundtrack) is the film's soundtrack album and film point made by Various artists, George Acogny and John Debney instruction it was released on November 8, 2005, by Varèse Sarabande. None of the first 9 songs below are on say publicly Varese Sarabande release. The score features the wailing woman motif.[7]
Duma had tested badly and Warner Bros. planned to not release this film in the United States theatrically, but Scott Foundas wrote a rave review for picture film in Variety and it led Warner Bros to reconsider.[8] Warner Bros. finally gave Duma an official limited theatrical escape in the US after producer John Wells agreed to repay part of the US marketing cost.[9]
Duma was released on DVD on May 16, 2006, by Warner Bros. Entertainment.
Duma went on receiving very positive reviews from critics; the study aggregatorRotten Tomatoes reported that 95% of critics gave the coating positive reviews, based on 61 reviews;[10]Metacritic reported the film esoteric an average score of 82 out of 100, based pronounce 21 reviews.[11]
The film made $870,067 at the North Land box office and $124,723 in other territories, making its oecumenical box office total $994,790.[12]