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Walkabout

IMDb 7.6/10 · 1971 · 1h 35m · Nicolas Roeg · Adventure · Drama
English

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.

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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 Aboriginal boy who shows them how to survive, and in the process underscores the disharmony between nature and modern life.

1 screenings · 1 cinema · Through Sat Nov 21

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Saturday Sat · Nov 21 1 showtime · 1 cinema

L'Entrepôt

Paris · 7 Rue Francis de Pressensé

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Cast

Jenny Agutter
Jenny Agutter
Girl
LR
Luc Roeg
White Boy
David Gulpilil
David Gulpilil
Black Boy
John Meillon
John Meillon
Man
RM
Robert McDarra
Man
PC
Peter Carver
No Hoper
JI
John Illingsworth
Young Man
HB
Hilary Bamberger
Woman
BD
Barry Donnelly
Australian Scientist
Noeline Brown
Noeline Brown
German Scientist

Crew

Nicolas Roeg
Nicolas Roeg
Directing
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Details

Title Walkabout
Year 1971
Runtime 1h 35m
Spoken Language English
Genre Adventure · Drama
Director Nicolas Roeg
IMDb 7.6 / 10 (27,979 votes)
Rotten Tomatoes (Critics) 86%
Metacritic 85
IMDb ID tt0067959
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