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Lost in the Sahara, raised in the wild.

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.

The Desert Child is a 2026 adventure and family movie directed by Gilles de Maistre starring Kev Adams, Nahel Tran and Nahïl Bouazzaoui. It runs 92 minutes. Viewers rate it 7.3/10 on TMDB based on 34 votes.

  • Released: 2026-04-08
  • Runtime: 92 min
  • Genres: Adventure, Family
  • TMDB rating: 7.3/10

The Desert Child cast

Kev Adams, Nahel Tran, Nahïl Bouazzaoui, Neige de Maistre, Adriane Gradziel

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