In this 1993 Disney adventure, Reese Witherspoon and Ethan Embry are two young survivors of an African massacre. She is the daughter of a game warden; he is a sulky teen visiting his dad. When poachers do in the adults, the kids hotfoot it across the Kalahari Desert, aided by Witherspoon's young bushman pal (Sarel Bok). They have to cross about 1,000 miles of forbidding territory, all the while chased by nogoodnik Jack Thompson. The kids face down danger, have a few excessively cute escapades, and learn about their capacity for survival--and goodness. The highlights of the film are the lush cinematography and exotic locales of Zimbabwe and Namibia. Though this is a Disney production, it is too violent and intense for young children. It is based on the books A Story Like the Wind and A Far Off Place, by Laurens Van der Post. --Rochelle O'Gorman
Used availability for Laurens Van Der Post's A Far Off Place
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Hardback Editions
1975 : Hardback
| Title: A Far Off Place Author(s): Laurens Van Der Post Publisher: The Quality Book Club Availability: Amazon UK More details... |
September 1974 : Hardback
| Title: A Far-off Place Author(s): Laurens Van der Post ISBN: 0-7012-0386-2 / 978-0-7012-0386-3 (UK edition) Publisher: The Hogarth Press Ltd Availability: Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
Paperback Editions
December 2006 : Paperback
| Title: A Far-off Place (Vintage Classics) Author(s): Laurens Van Der Post ISBN: 0-09-942992-6 / 978-0-09-942992-0 (UK edition) Publisher: Vintage Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
May 1993 : Paperback
| Title: A Far-off Place Author(s): Laurens Van der Post ISBN: 0-14-017538-5 / 978-0-14-017538-7 (UK edition) Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd Availability: Amazon UK More details... |
November 1978 : Paperback
| Title: A Far-Off Place Author(s): Laurens van der Post ISBN: 0-15-630198-9 / 978-0-15-630198-5 (USA edition) Publisher: Harvest Books Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
November 1976 : Paperback
| Title: A Far-off Place Author(s): Laurens Van Der Post ISBN: 0-14-004164-8 / 978-0-14-004164-4 (UK edition) Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
Other Editions
August 1974 : Unknown
| Title: A Far-Off Place Author(s): Laurens. Van Der Post ISBN: 0-688-00286-2 / 978-0-688-00286-2 (USA edition) Publisher: William Morrow Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
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