The Desert Book

A new, gripping story from the master of adventure cinema. Gilles de Maistre, creator of hits about extraordinary bonds between children and animals, such as "Mia and the White Lion" and "Emma and the Black Jaguar", returns with another spectacular film. "The Desert Book" is a family adventure full of emotion set in breathtaking Saharan landscapes. Twelve-year-old Sun travels to the Sahara to unravel the secret of an old legend told by her grandfather. There she discovers the true story of a boy who disappeared at the age of two during a powerful sandstorm. Left to the mercy of the desert, he is miraculously saved by a flock of ostriches. He spends the next ten years with them, learning to survive and growing up away from people. His greatest friend and playmate is a fennec – a large-eared desert fox. The boy learns to communicate with animals, and wild nature becomes his home. It is a story about an extraordinary bond that can be born even in the most unexpected places.