Walkabout

7.6

/10

1h 35m 7+Drama Action & Adventure

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.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 childre... Read more

Starring Jenny Agutter, Luc Roeg, David Gulpilil, John Meillon, Robert McDarra, Peter Carver, John Illingsworth, Hilary Bamberger, Barry Donnelly, Noeline Brown

Watch "Walkabout" from streaming services Vudu, Criterion Channel, Apple TV+ (itunes) released in 1971. It's a drama and action & adventure movie, and has a rating of 7.6 out of 10 from Imdb which is usually fine for this kind of movie.