Plot
Carroll Ballard, director of The Black Stallion and Never Cry Wolf, presents another story of an unusual relationship between humans and animals in this drama. Xan (Alexander Michaletos) is a young boy who lives with his father and mother (Campbell Scott and Hope Davis) on a ranch in Kenya. One day, Xan and his folks discover a cheetah cub whose mother has died. With no one to care for the cat, Xan and his family take the cheetah under their wing, and after naming the cub "Dooms" (from "Duma," which means "male cheetah cub" in Swahili), Xan and his new friend become inseparable. However, Xan and his parents discover in time that nature doesn't always have a happy ending planned for a little boy. Duma was based on a book for children called How It Was With Dooms: A True Story From Africa, by Carol Cawthra Hopcraft and Xan Hopcraft, which told the story of Xan's real-life friendship with a cheetah. ~ Mark Deming, RoviCast
- Alexander Michaletos - Xan
- Eamonn Walker - Ripkuna
- Campbell Scott - Peter
- Hope Davis - Kristin
Credit
Junie Lowry-Johnson - Casting, Carrie Hilton - Casting, Scott Genkinger - Casting, Benedicte Roumega - Casting, Christa Shamberger - Casting, Jayne Forbes - Costume Designer, Doug Claybourne - First Assistant Director, Peter Sherlock - First Assistant Director, Carroll Ballard - Director, Michael Buckley - Second Unit Director, T.M. Christopher - Editor, Doug Claybourne - Executive Producer, George Acogny - Composer (Music Score), John Debney - Composer (Music Score), Johnny Breedt - Production Designer, Werner Maritz - Cinematographer, E.K. Gaylord II - Producer, Hunt Lowry - Producer, John Wells - Producer, Kristin Harms - Producer, Stacy Cohen - Producer, Colin McFarlane - Sound/Sound Designer, Douglas Murray - Sound/Sound Designer, Ann Kroeber - Sound/Sound Designer, Karen Janszen - Screen Story, Carol Flint - Screen Story, Karen Janszen - Screenwriter, Mark St. Germain - Screenwriter, Michael Buckley - Second Unit Camera, Jules Sylvester - Animal Trainer/Wrangler, Flo Ballack - Set Decorator, David Wicht - Co-Executive Producer, Vlokkie Gordon - Co-Executive Producer, Carol Cawthra Hopcraft - Book Author, Xan Hopcraft - Book Author, Eddie Addinal - Compositor, Tallen Chow - Compositor, Jean Du Plessis - Compositor, Brett Manson - Compositor, Cyril Schumann - Compositor, Jay Stanners - Compositor, Mark Thomas-Stubbs - Compositor, Richard Ntuli - Painter, Dale Butler - Key Second Assistant Director| Dum Pro Dva (1989 Film), Dum Maaro Dum (2010 Film) | |
| Duma Pro Kozaka Holoty (1938 Film), Duma Vez Por Todas (1985 Film) |
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