The Desert Child

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

2026 1h 32m FR

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7.4

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★7.4TMDB · 31

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Synopsis

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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.

“Lost in the Sahara, raised in the wild.”

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Cast

Kev Adams
Christian
Nahel Tran
Nahïl Bouazzaoui
Neige de Maistre
Sun
Adriane Gradziel

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Gilles de Maistre
Writers: Gilles de Maistre, Prune de Maistre
Languages: French, Italian
Countries: France, Belgium

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1 / 8

ERA

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Released this year — you're seeing it while it's still in the cultural conversation.

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2 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: French, Italian.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: France, Belgium.

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4 / 8

ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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5 / 8

CAST

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Kev Adams and Nahel Tran and Nahïl Bouazzaoui carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Lost in the Sahara, raised in the wild.".

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt37495239 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 31 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Gilles de Maistre directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in France, Belgium. Dialogue in French, Italian.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released this year — you're seeing it while it's still in the cultural conversation.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: French, Italian.
3International production across 2 countries: France, Belgium.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Kev Adams and Nahel Tran and Nahïl Bouazzaoui carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "Lost in the Sahara, raised in the wild.".
7IMDB entry: tt37495239 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 31 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.