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: Directed by Mikael Salomon and produced by Steven Spielberg's Amblin Entertainment and Disney. It was filmed on location in Namibia and Zimbabwe to capture the vast scale of the desert.

: The book explores deep spiritual connections to the land, the "magic" of Africa, and the clash between traditional cultures and violent political upheaval. Characters : A Far Off Place

The film follows two teenagers and a Bushman who must trek 2,000 miles across the Kalahari Desert to escape ruthless ivory poachers. : Directed by Mikael Salomon and produced by

Written by Sir Laurens van der Post, the novel is a sequel to A Story Like the Wind . the "magic" of Africa