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Walkabout

1971 · 95 min

A hypnotic, quietly devastating journey through harsh landscapes that lingers on the fragile gap between innocence and civilization.

Tagline
A boy and girl face the challenge of the world's last frontier.
Overview
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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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • coming-of-age
  • isolation
  • nature
  • identity
Places
  • wilderness
  • countryside
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror3
Humour2
Realism7
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity8
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
adventure, drama
Directed by
Nicolas Roeg
Written by
Edward Bond
Starring
Jenny Agutter, Luc Roeg, David Gulpilil, John Meillon, Robert McDarra, Peter Carver, John Illingsworth, Hilary Bamberger
Music
John Barry
Cinematography
Nicolas Roeg
Runtime
95 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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