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A Far Off Place

A Far Off Place is a Walt Disney Pictures and Amblin Entertainment film from 1993, starring Reese Witherspoon, Ethan Randall and Jack Thompson. It is based on Laurens van der Post's works, A Far Off Place and A Story Like the Wind.

Plot

The witty Nonnie 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.

Cast

Actor Role
Reese Witherspoon Nonnie Parker
Ethan Randall Harry Winslow
Jack Thompson John Ricketts
Sarel Bok Xhabbo
Robert John Burke Paul Parker
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

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