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Studiocanal Posts First Deals For Gilles De Maistre’s ‘The Desert Child’
Studiocanal Posts Deals For Gilles De Maistre’s ‘The Desert Child’ Including to Italy and Switzerland
The Desert ChildMai-Juin Productions Currently in post-production for a 2026 release, the drama retells the true story of a youngster raised by ostriches in the Sahara. First deals include to Baltics (ACME), Benelux (Distri7), Eastern Europe (Prorom), ex-Yugoslavia (Karantanija), Indonesia (PT Prima), Israel (United King), Italy (Rai), Switzerland (Ascot Elite) and Turkey (ATV). When she is invited 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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