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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
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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  - 04 Nov 2008 at 00:14
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  G’day 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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  - Clucky
  - Cardiff, Wales
  - 14 Jul 2005 at 16:12
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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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- - souvenir86
  - 12 reviews
  - 25 Oct 2011 at 23:30
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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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- - russio
  - 144 reviews
  - Harlow
  - 23 Aug 2010 at 21:11
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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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  - Huddersfield
  - 29 Aug 2009 at 13:36
- - 5
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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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  - Daniel Pollard
  - Manchester, England
  - 07 Aug 2009 at 15:00
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  Classic!
  
  Brilliant, classic, amazing photography, first class cast performance... An incredibly weird, creative, and charged movie.
  
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- - naturegirlie
  - 7 reviews
  - Lincs, UK
  - 21 May 2009 at 10:19
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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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  - Sheffield
  - 08 Oct 2008 at 14:55
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  Good atmospheric film but confussing
  
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  I am going to have to read up on this film, because there were parts I just didnt get and i really want to understand - ie. the suicides. It is an interesting ... read more »
  
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  - York
  - 05 Oct 2008 at 10:05
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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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- - AnthonyG
  - 46 reviews
  - London
  - 18 Aug 2008 at 10:37
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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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  - stroud, glos
  - 08 Jul 2008 at 15:41
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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 »
  
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  - Okehampton
  - 05 Mar 2008 at 23:03
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- - 12
  - 1
  G’day 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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  - Clucky
  - Cardiff, Wales
  - 14 Jul 2005 at 16:12
- - 7
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  The best film ever...
  
  This is a simple masterpeice. From a father who takes his city kids into the bush and then commits suicide living them to fend for themselves. They meet up with... read more »
  
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- - davidarmitage
  - Belfast
  - 17 Apr 2005 at 10:44
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  Combining an almost ...
  
  Combining an almost wordless but insightful script with the magical cinematography of Nicholas Roeg, this is a unique movie experience not to be missed. This ... read more »
  
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- - HD
  - 148 reviews
  - West Midlands
  - 29 Oct 2004 at 11:16
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  Nature red in tooth and claw
  
  'Walkabout' is a psychedelic coming-of-age movie played out in the withering heat of the Australian outback. Winsome Jenny Agutter and her midget ... read more »
  
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- - shoddy
  - 78 reviews
  - Jersey
  - 19 Jan 2005 at 08:27
- - 5
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  good movie!
  
  they just dont make films like this any more.. lush panoramic views of native australia and good acting performances showing the contrast between the civilised ... read more »
  
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  - Notts
  - 03 Nov 2005 at 19:21
- - 5
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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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  - Daniel Pollard
  - Manchester, England
  - 07 Aug 2009 at 15:00
- - 5
  - 2
  Dated
  
  I was very disappointed - the film is so dated. I found the "plot" as such bewildering and finally ludicrous. There were some nice shots of outback ... read more »
  
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- - TTeearu
  - 4 reviews
  - Shropshire
  - 23 Apr 2006 at 09:10
- - 4
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  Nicolas Roeg is a genius
  
  After watching this, I was bowled over much in the same way as after watching 'Don't Look Now'. A gentle, subtle yet intensely beautiful film with ... read more »
  
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- - Adam Park
  - Purgatory
  - 13 May 2005 at 16:39
- - 4
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  Ethereal
  
  A love of the Australian outback landscape permeates this film, though this isn't the central theme, and instead acts to enunciate the plight of the main ... read more »
  
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- - Joshua
  - Oxford
  - 06 Jun 2005 at 12:17
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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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- - a customer
  - stroud, glos
  - 08 Jul 2008 at 15:41

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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 ...