One of the most original, visually stunning, and provocative films of the 1970s, WALKABOUT is timeless in its beauty and unique approach to a classic coming-of-age story. The film is arguably director Nicolas Roeg's finest achievement.
While on a picnic with his two children in the Australian outback, a man goes insane and kills himself. His 14-year-old daughter (Jenny Agutter), who had witnessed the suicide, tries to prevent her 6-year-old brother (Lucien John) from discovering their father's dead body by taking him away into
the desert. Lost and hungry, they meet up with a teenage aborigine (David Gulpilil) who is on a "walkabout," a ritual during which adoles...
Released:
1971
Rated:
PG
Length:
95 mins