A Far Off Place Poster
MOVIEmeter
SEE RANK
Up 269 this week

A Far Off Place (1993)

PG  100 min  -  Adventure | Drama | Family   -  12 March 1993 (USA)
6.4
Your rating:
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 -/10 X  
Ratings: 6.4/10 from 1,911 users  
Reviews: 21 user | 12 critic

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... See full summary »

Director:

Mikael Salomon

Writers:

Laurens Van der Post (books), Robert Caswell (screenplay), and 2 more credits »
 Loading Watchlist 

Watch it

Buy it from Amazon »

Related News

Bad Girl
13 October 2010 4:27 PM, PDT | FilmExperience
See IMDb's coverage of the 2012 Sundance Film Festival

Related Lists

image of title
a list of 40 titles by martin3-3 created 9 months ago
 
image of title
a list of 236 titles by blakescarcella created 4 months ago
 
image of title
a list of 1,063 titles by verickson91 created 3 days ago
 
image of title
a list of 360 titles by eddy_ledinick created 1 week ago
 

Connect with IMDb


Download the free IMDb App
Edit

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Reese Witherspoon ...
Ethan Embry ...
Harry Winslow (as Ethan Randall)
Jack Thompson Jack Thompson ...
John Ricketts
Sarel Bok Sarel Bok ...
Xhabbo
Robert John Burke ...
Paul Parker (as Robert Burke)
Patricia Kalember ...
Elizabeth Parker
Daniel Gerroll ...
John Winslow
Maximilian Schell ...
Col. Mopani Theron
Miles Anderson ...
Jardin
Fidelis Cheza Fidelis Cheza ...
Tracker
Taffy Chihota Taffy Chihota ...
Warden Robert
Anthony Chinyanga Anthony Chinyanga ...
Doctor
Brian Cooper Brian Cooper ...
Store Keeper
Magdalene Damas Magdalene Damas ...
Nuin-Tara
John Indi John Indi ...
Bamuthi
Edit

Storyline

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 only way to escape is to walk through 2000 kilometers of Kalahari desert with the help of the African bushman Xhabbo. On the months-long journey ahead they not only become good friends against their differences, but also realize that every one of them has strength and skills that are required to survive. Written by Tom Zoerner <Tom.Zoerner@informatik.uni-erlangen.de>  

Plot Summary | Add Synopsis

Plot Keywords:

Bushman | Kalahari | Farm | Gamekeeper | Desert  | See more »

Taglines:

A far off land. A far off journey. A far off adventure. See more »

Genres:

Adventure | Drama | Family | Romance

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for violence and mild language See all certifications »

Parents Guide:

View content advisory »
Edit

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

(USA) See more »

Also Known As:

Äventyr i Kalahariöknen See more »

Filming Locations:

Namibia See more »

Box Office

Gross:

$12,890,752 (USA)
See more »

Company Credits

Show detailed company contact information on IMDbPro »

Technical Specs

Runtime:

 | Argentina:  | Germany:  | Spain:  | USA:

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
See full technical specs »
Edit

Did You Know?

Trivia

Ethan Embry and Reese Witherspoon also starred together in Sweet Home Alabama. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: After the dog was in the fight with the pack of hounds he had multiple wounds. In the next scenes he has none. See more »

Quotes

Nonnie Parker: Are you saying we should cross the Kalahari? That's impossible.
Xhabbo: Wind can do it, we can do it.
See more »

Soundtracks

"HITTING HARD"
Written and Performed by Mac Prindy See more »