Film
Walkabout (1971)
A boy and girl face the challenge of the world's last frontier.
Adventure, Drama· Directed by Nicolas Roeg· 95 min
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.
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- A boy and a girl lost in the desert. Nothing between them but death and an aborigine
- The Aborgine and the girl 30,000 years apart... together
- Just about the most different film you'll ever see
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- Filmed in its entirety in the Australian wilderness
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- Nicolas Roeg's Uncut Directorial Masterpiece
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Connections
Top billing
- Jenny Agutter as Girl
- Luc Roeg as White Boy
- David Gulpilil as Black Boy
- John Meillon as Man
- Robert McDarra as Man