Walkabout
(1971)
Overview
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.
Director
Nicolas Roeg
Writers
Edward Bond, Nicolas Roeg, James Vance Marshall
Top Billed
Jenny Agutter
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Reviews
Wuchak
⭐ 7/10October 24, 2021
_**Arty flick about survival in the Outback and coming-of-age**_
A teenage girl (Jenny Agutter) and her little brother get stuck in the Outback, but receive assistance by an aboriginal boy (David Gulpilil) on a ‘walkabout,’ a rite of passage into manhood.
Directed by Nicolas Roeg, “Walkabout” (1971) is an arty cult flick that plays like a Terrence Malick film and no doubt influenced his style (since it came out two years before Malick’s fea…
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Status
Released
Original Language
EN
Budget
$1,000,000
Revenue
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