Walkabout

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

1971 ★ 7.3 95 min PG IMDb English Nicolas Roeg

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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.

Adventure Drama