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Cast
- Alex MichaeletosXan
- Campbell ScottPeter
- Mary MakhathoThandi
- Nthabiseng KenoshiLucille
- Hope DavisKristin
- Jennifer SteynAunt Gwen
- Eamonn WalkerRipkuna
- André StolzXan's Teacher
- Charlotte SavagePoetry Student
- Clive ScottTourist #3 - Eager Man
Recommendations
- 90
Variety
A superior all-ages adventure pic made by a filmmaker who knows more than a thing or two about the genre. - 90
Salon
Intelligent, visually rich filmmaking. - 88
Chicago Tribune
Duma, at its best, reminded me exactly why we loved movies as children: because they told stories like this, with images just as rhapsodically colorful and exciting. - 88
Chicago Sun-Times
An astonishing film. - 80
The Hollywood Reporter
A newcomer to film, Michaletos grew up on a farm with cheetahs, so he can act natural around the animals while making this Huck Finn-like character more than credible. - 80
Wall Street Journal
Duma is not a masterpiece, but its deficits recede into insignificance once you open yourself to the movie's mystery and visual splendor. - 80
Chicago Reader
This is superior family entertainment--warm, thoughtful, and connected to the landscape. - 75
Entertainment Weekly
Ballard connects you to the beauteous inner calm of the wild, even if audiences today are looking for a lot less calm.
