Walkabout

1971 · 95 min · ★ 7.3 / 10 · 476 votes

Adventure · Drama

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 · Luc Roeg · David Gulpilil · John Meillon · Robert McDarra · Peter Carver · John Illingsworth · Hilary Bamberger · Barry Donnelly · Noeline Brown

Director

Nicolas Roeg