Film202692 min

The Desert Child

Name: The Desert Child
Genre: Adventure, Family
Released: 2026
Duration: 92 min
Cast: Kev Adams, Nahel Tran, Nahïl Bouazzaoui, Neige de Maistre, Adriane Gradziel

Taste attributes: adventurefamilyactionteenfasttried & testedwholesomelightrealisticsimplelinearbig & variedcoming of age

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"Lost in the Sahara, raised in the wild."

Boxlist takeWarm-hearted and light: an uncomplicated adventure film, big and varied rather than confined. Best if you like escapism over depth.

Pace: balanced · Originality: tried and tested · Tone: very wholesome · Weight: very light · Realism: true to life · Story: simple · Structure: very linear · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

7.6/10

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Synopsis

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.

Synopsis: TMDB