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MPAA Rating: PG Content Advisory: Violence, Questionable for Children, Profanity Movie Release: 1993 DVD Release: 06/01/2004 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV - Closed Captioned Audio Tracks: English, French Subtitles: English, Spanish SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 47 mins Studio: Walt Disney Video Members Wishing: 24 Genres: Adventure, Adventure Drama, Family-Oriented Adventure

The directorial debut of Academy Award-nominated cinematographer Mikael Salomon (The Abyss), A Far Off Place is based on a pair of books by novelist Laurens Van der Post. Reese Witherspoon stars as Nonnie Parker, a young girl living on an African game preserve with her parents. Ethan Embry is Harry Winslow, the snooty son of a visiting dignitary. When Nonnie and Harry witness the murder of their parents at the hands of ruthless poachers, they suddenly find themselves braving the harsh Kalahari Desert in an attempt to escape the gang. Along the way, the pair encounters a bushman called Xhabbo (Sarel Bok) who shows them how to survive in the barren desert. Forced to work together to survive, Nonnie and Harry learn to overcome their differences and become friends. ~ Matthew Tobey, All Movie Guide

Reese Witherspoon - Nonnie Parker
Jack Thompson - John Ricketts
Sarel Bok - Xhabbo
Maximilian Schell - Colonel Mopani Theron

A Far Off Place, a tale of survival in the desert starring a young Reese Witherspoon, makes its debut on DVD with a widescreen anamorphic transfer that preserves the original theatrical aspect ratio of 2.35:1. English and French soundtracks are rendered in Dolby Digital Stereo and Spanish subtitles are accessible. There are no supplemental materials of any consequence, but the beautiful cinematography shines through on this disc making the DVD worthwhile for genre enthusiasts or fans of Witherspoon. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide