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Walkabout
A boy and girl face the challenge of the world's last frontier.
A boy and girl face the challenge of the world's last frontier.
Adventure, Drama - 1971
7.7
93%
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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 Aborigine boy who shows them how to survive, and in the process underscores the disharmony between nature and modern life.
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Rated:
R
Runtime:
95 min
Release date:
1 Jul 1971
Country:
AU, GB
Languages:
English
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$0
Awards:
1 nomination.

Top Critics Reviews

fresh:
Roeg intercuts images of modern life with the lushness of nature -- offering a stunning fable about the importance of respecting the earth.
– Edward Guthmann,
San Francisco Chronicle,
1 Jan 2000
fresh:
Is it a parable about noble savages and the crushed spirits of city dwellers? That's what the film's surface seems to suggest, but I think it's also about something deeper and more elusive: The mystery of communication.
– Roger Ebert,
Chicago Sun-Times,
1 Jan 2000
fresh:
For the most part, Walkabout is an involving, occasionally hypnotic, motion picture.
– James Berardinelli,
ReelViews,
1 Jan 2000
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