Duma
2005 · 100 min · Director: Carroll Ballard
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
During a nightly Porsche ride with his doting rascal Xan, white South African farmer Peter finds and adopts an orphaned cheetah cub, dubbed Duma (just Swahili for cheetah). It becomes the boy's inseparable playmate, even taking it to bed. Peter made clear from the start that the cheetah should be returned to the wild before its full adulthood. But the father is stricken down with a disease just before the cheetah could be returned. Xan's mother sells the farm and moves in with a city aunt. The cheetah escapes, but finds Xan at school, where the new boy is bullied. He decides to run away to the mountains with Duma. On the way they face countless perils, which courage, Xan's intelligence and Duma's instinct overcome.
Emotional fingerprint
Duma (2005) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Empathy 30%, Hope 25%, Awe 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Empathy30%
- Hope25%
- Awe20%
- Sadness15%
- Excitement10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Empathy, Hope, Awe. Genres: Drama, Adventure, Family. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Empathy, Hope and Awe. Its IMDb rating of 7.1/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 71/100.
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Emotional journey
- Love
- Relief
- Tension
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No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Love
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Relief
Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Love | Relief | Tension |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Love | 50 % | 43 % | 22 % | 22 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 8′ | Love | 57 % | 50 % | 21 % | 16 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 13′ | Love | 68 % | 51 % | 19 % | 20 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 18′ | Sadness | 71 % | 44 % | 8 % | 30 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 23′ | Sadness | 66 % | 34 % | 9 % | 43 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 28′ | Tension | 57 % | 29 % | 18 % | 48 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 33′ | Tension | 50 % | 21 % | 18 % | 41 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 38′ | Relief | 53 % | 20 % | 25 % | 39 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 43′ | Humor | 60 % | 26 % | 25 % | 46 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 48′ | Tension | 68 % | 24 % | 24 % | 61 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 53′ | Tension | 75 % | 21 % | 36 % | 73 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 58′ | Tension | 76 % | 25 % | 41 % | 74 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 63′ | Tension | 73 % | 28 % | 35 % | 66 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 68′ | Sadness | 68 % | 33 % | 25 % | 54 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 73′ | Sadness | 70 % | 44 % | 20 % | 56 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 78′ | Tension | 79 % | 48 % | 18 % | 74 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 83′ | Tension | 84 % | 54 % | 33 % | 64 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 88′ | Relief | 88 % | 74 % | 59 % | 26 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 93′ | Love | 86 % | 83 % | 60 % | 6 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 98′ | Love | 80 % | 78 % | 52 % | 5 % |
Man in a hole
Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.
Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.
Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.
Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.
Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.
Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.
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Cast
Thandi
Lucille
Aunt Gwen
Xan's Teacher
Poetry Student
Tourist #3 - Eager Man
Tourist #2
Tourist #1
Coach Nagy
Details
- Directed by
- Carroll Ballard
- Written by
- Carol Flint, Karen Janszen, Carol Cawthra Hopcraft, Xan Hopcraft, Carol Cawthra, Mark St. Germain
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2005
- Runtime
- 100 min
- Country
- United States
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Empathy
- Data updated
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