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After a pair of British children are abandoned in the Australian outback, they join up with a young Aborigine who is performing his traditional, coming-of-age rite of passage, the Walkabout. A commentary on pastoral simplicity versus cosmopolitan clutter, this haunting film marked Nicholas Roeg's directorial debut. Based on the .. Read more
| Starring | Jenny Agutter, John Meillon, Lucien John, Peter Carver |
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| Director | Nicolas Roeg |
| Genres | Drama |
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Roeg's second film (made after the massively delayed Performance) is at first sight uncharacteristic: the story of two... read more on Time Out
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Gday Mate!
Two children (Agutter and John) are left in the middle of the Australian outback after their father tries unsuccessfully to shoot them and then turns the gun on... read more »
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Getting back to nature
A very powerful and atmospheric film back in the days when British cinema was constantly innovative, one of Nicholas Roeg's best!
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Enfants not Terrible
A well-known film but interesting nonetheless. Civilisation vs nature - a warning to Australians or a reflection of their culture? Some nice touches of Roeg'... read more »
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Not one to watch while doing the ironing
I couldn't keep my eyes off the screen, as the cinemaphotography was so stunning and just about every possible example of Australian wildlife appeared on ... read more »
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Beautiful and rewarding adventure into the outback
A deeply mysterious, extremely ambivalent and very cinematic adventure from Nicolas Roeg. The story follows two English children who go to study rocks in the ... read more »
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Classic!
Brilliant, classic, amazing photography, first class cast performance... An incredibly weird, creative, and charged movie.
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Great visuals
A wonderfully atmospheric and visual film from the director of The Man Who Fell To Earth and Don't Look Now.
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Good atmospheric film but confussing
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So good we saw it twice!
I did not notice that it was on our list of already seen movies.
We enjoyed the second viewing so much that we did not realise until 80% through the ... read more »
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Walkabout
This was such a hyped film once upon a time. Don't watch it if you don't want to be put off the idea of a trip to Australia any time ever. Full of ... read more »
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walkabout walk away?
A disappointing film to be honest, farfetched and almost disturbing.
Despite several weeks in the outback of Australia the two children maintain ... read more »