Walkabout

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

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

Cast

Jenny Agutter

Girl

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Luc Roeg

White Boy

David Gulpilil

Black Boy

John Meillon

Man

R

Robert McDarra

Man

P

Peter Carver

No Hoper

J

John Illingsworth

Young Man

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Hilary Bamberger

Woman