Studiocanal Reveals First Images & Details For Gilles De Maistre’s Sahara-Set ‘The Desert Child’ Ahead Of EFM Launch
deadline.comEXCLUSIVE: Studiocanal has unveiled first images for French director Gilles de Maistre’s upcoming feature The Desert Child retelling the true story of a youngster raised by ostriches in the Sahara, ahead of launching the movie at the EFM.
Currently in post-production with a planned 2026 release, the feature follows Maistre’s hit Autumn and the Black Jaguar, which grossed $30M at the international box office, and upcoming release Moon The Panda, which hits French cinemas in April.
As with most of Maistre’s previous features, which also include The Wolf and the Lion and Mia and the White Lion, the production involved working with children and real-life animals, in this case ostriches and young Fennec foxes.
The movie follows 14-year-old Sun who 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.
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