Carroll Ballard's final movie as a director is one of the many movies in which children have to develop their survival skills (it could be a double-bill with "The Journey of Natty Gann"). In this case, a South African family adopts an orphaned cheetah and raises him, only for a mishap to send the son and the cheetah into the wilderness. "Duma" isn't a masterpiece, but it both gives us a look at the wildlife of southern Africa, and respect for said wildlife. Mind you, some scenes look pretty dangerous; there ARE plenty of predators in the wild.
All in all, it's a fun movie that, like a 1966 movie, reminds us that wild animals are born free.
All in all, it's a fun movie that, like a 1966 movie, reminds us that wild animals are born free.