A FAR OFF PLACE
Only Disney can make death and desolation look delightful. I read the book A Far Off Place (one of two books the movie was based on) by celebrated author Laurens van der Post when I was at school and thought it was a bit of a grim story even then. Therefor, although it is Disney, I would not recommend it for the little ones or the squeamish.
The story is about three teenagers that flee across the African Kalahari desert in hot pursuit off the murderous poachers who massacred their parents. Even though the books were written during the early seventies and the movie made in the early nineties, the subject is just as, if not more, relevant to what is happening to the wildlife of Africa today; especially elephants and rhino's.
This was one of the earlier films for renowned actress Reese Witherspoon as well as the slightly lesser known Ethan Embury (or Ethan Randall as he was known then). The acting is therefore outstanding and even the young Sarel Bok who plays the roll of their Bushman guide, impresses. And once you become used to the barren emptiness of the landscape, you cannot but admire the magnificent photography. Overall, I rated this DVD three out of five stars.
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Trailer link:
Reese Witherspoon, Sarel Bok and Ethan Randall
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