Walkabout

Synopsis

Under the pretense of having a picnic, a geologist (John Meillon) takes his teenage daughter (Jenny Agutter) and 6-year-old son (Lucien John) 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 (David Gulpilil) who shows them how to survive, and in the process underscores the disharmony between nature and modern life.

Cast

David Gulpilil, Jenny Agutter, Lucien John, John Meillon, Robert McDara, John Illingsworth, Hilary Bamberger, Pete Carver, Barry Donnelly, Noelene Brown, Carlo Manchini