A Far Off Place
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| Directed by | Mikael Salomon |
| Screenplay by | Robert Caswell Jonathan Hensleigh Sally Robinson |
| Based on | A Story Like the Wind and A Far Off Place by Laurens van der Post |
| Produced by | Eva Monley Elaine Sperber |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Juan Ruiz Anchía |
| Edited by | Ray Lovejoy |
| Music by | James Horner |
Production companies | |
| Distributed by | Buena Vista Pictures Distribution |
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Running time | 108 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $12.9 million |
A Far Off Place (aka Far Off Place and Kalahari) is a 1993 American adventure drama film directed by Mikael Salomon, and based on Laurens van der Post's works: A Story Like the Wind (1972) and A Far Off Place (1974). The film stars Reese Witherspoon, Ethan Randall, Jack Thompson, and Maximilian Schell. It follows three young teenagers crossing the Kalahari Desert after their parents are killed by a poacher.
A Far Off Place was filmed in Namibia and Zimbabwe from May to September 1992.