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The Desert Child

The Desert Child

Lost in the Sahara, raised in the wild.

2026 · 92 min · ★ 7.7 · Adventure, 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.

Directed by Gilles de Maistre · Written by Gilles de Maistre

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