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Walkabout

19711h 35mAdventure · Drama
directed by Nicolas Roeg

“A boy and girl face the challenge of the world's last frontier.”

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7.3 / 10
451 votes
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7.6 / 10
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85 / 100
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86%

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Synopsis

Under the pretense of having a picnic, a geologist takes his teenage daughter and 6-year-old son into the Australian outback and attempts to shoot them. When he fails, he turns the gun on himself, and the two city-bred children must contend with harsh wilderness alone. They are saved by a chance encounter with an Aboriginal boy who shows them how to survive, and in the process underscores the disharmony between nature and modern life.

Cast

Jenny Agutter·Girl
Luc Roeg·White Boy
David Gulpilil·Black Boy
John Meillon·Man
Robert McDarra·Man
Peter Carver·No Hoper
John Illingsworth·Young Man
Hilary Bamberger·Woman
Barry Donnelly·Australian Scientist
Noeline Brown·German Scientist