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Feature film — 2026

The Desert Child (2026)

7.31h 32mAdventure — Family

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.

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A high-signal pick with 33 votes.

Mai Juin Productions / StudioCanal / uMedia

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Director: Gilles de Maistre

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Cast & crew

Kev Adams as Christian

Kev Adams

Christian

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Nahel Tran

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Nahïl Bouazzaoui

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Neige de Maistre

Sun

Adriane Gradziel as

Adriane Gradziel

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