Walkabout (1971)

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

• 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.

Rating

7.3 / 10 (480 votes)

Release date

July 1, 1971

Runtime

1h 35m

Language

English

Director

Nicolas Roeg

Status

Released