The Desert Child
“Lost in the Sahara, raised in the wild.”
2026•1h 32m•7.3•Released
AdventureFamily
14-year-old Sun has written and successfully published a story based on an incredible story told by her late grandfather about a wild child called Hadara, who is saved by a group of ostriches when he becomes separated from his family in a storm, and is then raised in the desert amid a host of wild animals, including his best friend, a desert fox. When Sun is invited to travel to the Sahara by a local community who has heard about her book, she meets Kharouba, a Nomad girl of her own age, and realizes there may be much more to Hadara than just a character in a bedtime story.
Director
Gilles de Maistre
Writer
Gilles de Maistre, Prune de Maistre
Revenue
$3M
Languages
French, Italian
Studio
Mai Juin Productions
Cast
Kev Adams
Christian
Nahel Tran
Nahïl Bouazzaoui
Neige de Maistre
Sun
Adriane Gradziel
Production
Company
Mai Juin Productions
Company
StudioCanal
Company
uMedia
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