Duma [WS]

Director: Carroll Ballard Carroll Ballard

Overview

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.

Product Details

Release Date:	05/16/2006
UPC:	0085393898229
Original Release:	2005
Rating:	PG
Source:	STUDIO DISTRIBUTION SERVS LLC
Region Code:	1
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround]
Language:	English
Time:	1:40:00
Sales rank:	50,863

Special Features

Closed Caption;Extended scenes; Theatrical trailer; Subtitles: English, Français & Español (Feature Film Only)

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Alexander Michaletos	Actor
Campbell Scott	Peter,Tourist #3 Eager Man
Mary Makhatho	Thandi
Nthabiseng Kenoshi	Lucille
Hope Davis	Kristin
Jennifer Steyn	Aunt Gwen
Nicky Rebelo	Coach Nagy
Garth Renecle	Hock Bender
Andre Stolz	Xan's Teacher
Charlotte Savage	Poetry Student
Ronald Shange	Policeman
Eamonn Walker	Ripkuna
Nadia Kretschmer	Tourist #1
John Whiteley	Tourist #2
Catriona Andrew	Tourist #4 Beautiful Woman
Errol Ballantine	White Haired Doctor
Michele Levin	Doctor's Wife
Sam Nagakane	Old Man In Village
Adelaide Shabalala	Medicine Woman - Suliwa
Thokozani Ndaba	Rip's Wife - Melika
Wright Ngubane	Rip's Son
Bernard Msimang	Rip's Father
Ivy Nkutha	Rip's Mother
Alex Michaeletos	Actor
Adelina Anthony	Duma
Vilen Azarov	Duma
Christos Nikitaidis	Duma
Sasha	Duma
Savannah	Duma
Billy Shebar	Young Duma
John Debney	Composer
George Acogny	Composer

Technical Credits

Karen Janszen

Mark St. Germain

Carroll Ballard	Director
Stacy Cohen	Producer
John Wells	Producer
Hunt Lowry	Producer
E.K. Gaylord II	Producer
Kristin Harms	Producer
Karen Janszen	Screenwriter
Mark St. Germain	Screenwriter
Doug Claybourne	Executive Producer
Junie Lowry-Johnson	Casting
Scott Genkinger	Casting
Benedicte Roumega	Casting
Christa Shamberger	Casting
Carrie Hilton	Casting
Colin McFarlane	Sound/Sound Designer
Ann Kroeber	Sound/Sound Designer
Douglas Murray	Sound/Sound Designer