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7.3Under 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.
Released: 1971-07-0195 minDir: Nicolas RoegAdventure, DramaBudget: $1.0M
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Cast
- Jenny Agutter as Girl
- Luc Roeg as White Boy
- David Gulpilil as Black Boy
- John Meillon as Man
- Robert McDarra as Man
- Peter Carver as No Hoper
Themes
- australia
- suicide
- sibling relationship
- based on novel or book
- hunter
- picnic
- wilderness
- camel
- tribe
- coming of age
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