A Far Off Place (1993)

User Rating:

6.4/10   

Director:

Mikael Salomon

Writers (WGA):

Laurens Van der Post (books)
Robert Caswell (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

12 March 1993 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Drama | Family | Romance

Tagline:

A far off land, a far off journey, a far off adventure

Plot:

The witty Nonni and the stuck-up city-boy Harry are the only ones to survive a massacre of a gang of...

Plot Keywords:

Poacher | Kalahari | Desert | Bushman | Campfire

Cast

Reese Witherspoon	...	Nonnie Parker
Ethan Embry	...	Harry Winslow (as Ethan Randall)
Jack Thompson	...	John Ricketts
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	...	Tracker
Taffy Chihota	...	Warden Robert
Anthony Chinyanga	...	Doctor
Brian Cooper	...	Store Keeper
Magdalene Damas	...	Nuin-Tara
John Indi	...	Bamuthi

MPAA:

Rated PG for violence and mild language.

Runtime:

100 min | Argentina:105 min | Germany:107 min | Spain:105 min | USA:108 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Iceland:L | Peru:PT | Argentina:Atp | Chile:TE | Finland:K-12/9 | Spain:T | Sweden:11 | UK:PG | USA:PG

Filming Locations:

Namibia

Company:

Amblin Entertainment

Trivia:

Reese Witherspoon studied with a Matabele tribe in Africa to perfect the Bushman language her character uses in the film.

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.

Quotes:

Xhabbo: Gods are like old people. You think they are deaf, but they are not.

Soundtrack:

C.O.D.

A little known movie with a big impact.

I saw this movie for the first time on the Disney channel about 6 years ago. This is one of my favorite movies. I love Reese Witherspoon and her portrayal of the young girl was superb. The beginning of the movie draws you in as you see how a young boy from the US trys to cope without modern technology and how Nonnie despised him. I followed her emotions throughout the story as she slowly warms up to him and was deeply satisfied with the conclusion. Both children had lost their parents and the tragedy had drawn them together. The love birds were a nice touch. The poor things had a wild ride when the children were hugging at the end. I recommend this film to my friends and their children. Even though I have heard it is a "copy" of another story called,"Walkabout" or something like this, having never seen that movie, this one stands on it's own as a very adventurous tale. I like to watch it at least twice a year and have recently purchased it on DVD.