The Desert Child (2026)

The Desert Child is a film from 2026. It is catalogued under Adventure, Family. Its listed tagline is “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.

TMDB records an audience rating of 7.4/10 based on 32 votes.

Release date: April 8, 2026 · Runtime: 92 minutes · Original language: French · Original title: L'enfant du désert · Reported revenue: $3,108,495

Director: Gilles de Maistre · Cast: Kev Adams as Christian, Nahel Tran, Nahïl Bouazzaoui, Neige de Maistre as Sun, Adriane Gradziel

Genres: Adventure, Family