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A Far Off Place (1993)

★ 6.5PG107 minDirector: Mikael Salomon

1993 film by Mikael Salomon

A Far Off Place (aka Far Off Place and Kalahari) is a 1993 American adventure drama film directed by Mikael Salomon (in his directorial debut), and based on Laurens van der Post's works: A Story Like the Wind (1972) and A Far Off Place (1974). The film stars Reese Witherspoon, Ethan Randall, Jack Thompson, and Maximilian Schell. It follows three young teenagers crossing the Kalahari Desert after their parents are killed by a poacher.

A Far Off Place was filmed in Namibia and Zimbabwe from May to September 1992.

Plot summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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What is A Far Off Place about?
A Far Off Place (1993) — The witty Nonni and the stuck-up city-boy Harry are the only ones to survive a massacre of a gang of poachers among the gamekeeper's family on his lonesome farm in the savanna. Now the ruthless murderers are after them as the only witnesses. Without a means of transportation, the
Is A Far Off Place based on a true story?
See the production background and source material details on the official Wikipedia article.
Is A Far Off Place scary?
Content rating: PG. See the reviews tab for parental guidance and tone notes.