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Duma
a.k.a. How It Was With Dooms, Shadows Director: Carroll Ballard Cast: Alexander Michaletos, Eamonn Walker, Campbell Scott, Hope Davis

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  • DVD Release Date: 05/16/2006
  • Original Release: 2005
  • Rating: Rated PG
  • Sales Rank: 3,384

Viewer Rating: (3 ratings)

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Features

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

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Scene Index

Disc #1 -- Duma
1. An Orphan Adopted [5:02]
2. One of the Family [3:33]
3. Our Responsibility [3:23]
4. Wild Animal [5:28]
5. Changes [4:01]
6. School Visit [3:38]
7. Taking Duma Home [3:35]
8. Night's Shelter [2:00]
9. Ripkuna [2:51]
10. Wind Power [4:29]
11. Be Afraid [3:19]
12. Overhead Searchers [3:42]
13. Tear Stains [3:16]
14. Parting of the Ways [2:03]
15. Perilous Waters [3:39]
16. Herds and Prides [4:24]
17. Return of a Small Man [5:11]
18. Food and Remembrances [3:12]
19. Cave of the Old Ones [4:13]
20. Tsetse and Rain Swarms [5:28]
21. Night Encounters [3:20]
22. Family Reunion [3:29]
23. Sending Duma Off [5:04]
24. True Homes [4:46]
25. End Credits [1:53]

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Editorial Reviews

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, All Movie Guide

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Duma Is The Bestby Anonymous

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April 11, 2006: Duma is a wonderful movie. All different emotions come out at different times. I would recommend it to everyone. I ordered it right after watching it at the theatre so I may have my own copy at home.

This review was written about the DVD Pan & Scan edition.