Film197195 min

Walkabout

Name: Walkabout
Genre: Adventure, Drama
Released: 1971
Duration: 95 min
Cast: Jenny Agutter, Luc Roeg, David Gulpilil, John Meillon, Robert McDarra

Taste attributes: adventuredramateenanimalsslowfresh & originalunsavouryheavyrealisticsimplelinearemotive & stirringcoming of agecomplex relationshiphuman spirit/resilience/survivalunderdog triumphs

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"A boy and girl face the challenge of the world's last frontier."

Boxlist takeA grounded, straightforward adventure film: moving and heavy. Best if you like real life over fantasy.

Taste details

Pace: slow · Originality: fresh · Tone: dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: simple · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score

Quality rating

7.3 /10

TMDB · 257 votes

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What lines up

Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
Pace: Slow, just how this profile likes it
Linearity: Linear / logical, just how this profile likes it

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Intricacy: Basic story, where this profile leans smart / intricate

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Synopsis

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 Aborigine boy who shows them how to survive, and in the process underscores the disharmony between nature and modern life.

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