Walkabout ★★★½ 1971 (PG) Beautifully told and filmed story (by Roeg in his debut) about a nameless young brother (John, Roeg's six-year-old son) and sister (Agutter), who are abandoned in the Australian outback when their father kills himself. The children wander, with little chance of survival, until a young aborigine (Gumpilil) finds them. He interrupts his own "walkabout," a rite of passage, to teach them to survive, leading to betrayal and tragedy. Based on a novel by James Vance Marshall. 100m/C VHS, DVD, Wide. AU Jenny Agutter, Lucien John, David Gulpilil, John Meillon;
Director:
Nicolas Roeg;
Writer:
Edward Bond;
Writer:
Nicolas Roeg;
Cameo:
John Barry.
