Walkabout (1971)

Kernel Score: 82% · 431 ratings

Genres: Adventure, Drama

Released: 1971-07-01

Runtime: 95 minutes

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.

Director

Nicolas Roeg

Cast

• Jenny Agutter as Girl
• Luc Roeg as White Boy
• David Gulpilil as Black Boy
• John Meillon as Man
• Robert McDarra as Man
• Peter Carver as No Hoper
• John Illingsworth as Young Man
• Hilary Bamberger as Woman
• Barry Donnelly as Australian Scientist
• Noeline Brown as German Scientist