Amblin Entertainment
Walt Disney Pictures
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A Far Off Place
A far off land. A far off journey. A far off adventure.
Thrown together under incredible circumstances, two strangers must discover courage and strength when they begin a journey across the treacherous African desert! Equipped only with their wits and the expertise of a native bushman who befriends them, they are determined to triumph over impossible odds and reach their destination. But along the way, the trio face a primitive desert wilderness.
- Original title
- A Far Off Place
- Language
- EN
- Country
- US
- Budget
- —
- Revenue
- $12,890,752
r96sk
Sep 26, 2020 · via TMDB
Starts off a little rocky, but once it gets going <em>'A Far Off Place'</em> is very good. It's exactly what you'd want from an adventure drama. The adventure is a grand one, while the drama is certainly in there from beginning to end. The stuff in the Kalahari Desert looks neat, with it being filmed across Namibia and Zimbabwe. James Horner's score, meanwhile, fits. The main reason for the iffy start is the acting. Reese Witherspoon (Nonnie) and Ethan Embry (Harry) aren't great in the opening 15-25 minutes, especially Embry. However, thankfully, once they are left to go on into the 100 minute run time they become decent to watch. Sarel Bok (Xhabbo) and Maximilian Schell (Theron) are good too. The villains are forgettable and plain, but that doesn't hamper proceedings in my opinion. It shows off the nastiness of ivory hunting well, especially with one scene nearer the start. The conclusion isn't anything astonishing, but I feel it works suitably enough. Overall, I can say I had an enjoyable experience watching this.
Reno
Jul 24, 2016 · via TMDB
> The Kalahari adventure! If you are a Disney live-action film fan, you won't disappoint with it. It comes between the regular Disney films and Disney nature films. It sets in somewhere in the Namibia and takes us with to a great adventure which is more like a documentary film than a film with a story. Actually, there was a small story, mostly on the opening and the end part and the rest of the film was a foot journey like 'The Way Back'. Based on the book of the same name about a girl and a boy who team up with a bushman to cross the Kalahari desert after their family was attacked by the poachers. I did not know anything about it, so I expected nothing. But I thought of 'The Gods Must be Crazy', since it is not a comedy, I prepared for something new. I really liked the film, but not that much. Spectacular African landscapes, and awesome performances by everyone. I would have loved it if a few more wild animals participated in it, after all African flavour means that's what we all anticipate, especially the children. So from that perspective, it is slightly a disappointment, but not much. Other than that it is a fine family film from a trusted production house. 6.5/10
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Reese Witherspoon
Nonnie Parker
Ethan Embry
Harry Winslow
Jack Thompson
John Ricketts
Robert John Burke
Paul Parker
Patricia Kalember
Elizabeth Parker
Daniel Gerroll
John Winslow
Maximilian Schell
Col. Mopani Theron
Miles Anderson
Jardin
Sebastian Klein
Child on Sand Dune
Andrew Whaley
Warden Gerald
Marc Koninckx
Second Unit Director of Photography
Karl Lewis Miller
Animal Coordinator
Tim Monich
Dialect Coach
Mikael Salomon
Director
Christa Schamberger
Casting
Shari Rhodes
Casting
Frank Marshall
Executive Producer
Gerald R. Molen
Executive Producer
Kathleen Kennedy
Executive Producer
James Horner
Original Music Composer
Frank Smathers
Sound Effects Editor
Robert Stromberg
Additional Visual Effects
Craig Barron
Visual Effects Supervisor
Laurens van der Post
Novel
Jonathan Hensleigh
Screenplay
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Amadeus
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Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
10 Things I Hate About You
Once the Killing Starts
Apollo 13
The Man in the Moon
Cairn
The African Queen
The Letter
Monster
Masculin Féminin
Big
Out of Africa
Antarctica
American Satan
The Black Stallion
Smuggler's Gold
An Elephant Called Slowly
The Platform
Reminiscence
Tough Enough
Mermaids
Bleeder
The Long Run
Hart to Hart: Home Is Where the Hart Is
Edge of Seventeen
Carbide
Monsieur Hawarden
Planet of the Vampires
Executive Decision
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Quiet as a Mouse
Madigan
Mala Noche
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Diggers
The Sinners
Black Eagle
Someone She Knows
Chasing Wonders
Poison Ivy 2: Lily
Sinister Assistant
Oblio
The Lifeboat
I Didn't Like You
Rice Run
The Boy with the Pink Pants
Untitled
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Desert Flower
Tarzan
Life of Pi
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Walkabout
The Jungle Book
The Flight of the Phoenix
The Land Before Time
Bambi
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The Jungle Book
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The Bygone
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Mar 12, 1993
