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 (2026)

Lost in the Sahara, raised in the wild.

★ 7.4/10 April 8, 2026 92 min

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Director: Gilles de Maistre  ·  Writers: Gilles de Maistre, Prune de Maistre

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.

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Director

Gilles de Maistre

Cast

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