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Bookmark this pageA Far Off Place (1993)
Director: Mikael Salomon
Movie review
From Time Out Film Guide
An updated but old-fashioned eco-adventure (from Laurens van der Post's A Story Like the Wind and A Far Off Place), with the accent on the adventure. Teens Witherspoon and Randall don't get on at the start but end up in love. The elements include ruthless poachers; a craggy game warden (Schell), irate at the villains for slaughtering not only elephants but the teens' parents; a wise African guide (Bok); and a trek across the Kalahari. A cameraman's directorial debut; handsome and quite sincere.Author: AO
Cast & crew
Director: Mikael Salomon
Producer: Eva Monley, Elaine Sperber
Cast: Reese Witherspoon, Ethan Randall, Jack Thompson, Sarel Bok, Maximilian Schell, Robert Burke full cast
Genre(s): Action/Adventure
Duration: 116 mins
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