Walkabout

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

Jenny Agutter

as Girl

Luc Roeg

Luc Roeg

as White Boy

David Gulpilil

David Gulpilil

as Black Boy

John Meillon

John Meillon

as Man

Robert McDarra

Robert McDarra

as Man

Peter Carver

Peter Carver

as No Hoper

John Illingsworth

John Illingsworth

as Young Man

Hilary Bamberger

Hilary Bamberger

as Woman

Barry Donnelly

Barry Donnelly

as Australian Scientist

Noeline Brown

Noeline Brown

as German Scientist

Reviews

Wuchak

_**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” ...

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