A young sister and brother are abandoned in the harsh Australian outback and must learn to cope in the natural world, without their usual comforts, in this hypnotic masterpiece from Nicolas Roeg. Along the way, they meet an Aboriginal youth on his walkabout, a rite of passage in which adolescent boys are initiated into manhood by journeying into the wilderness alone. Walkabout is a thrilling adventure as well as a provocative rumination on time and civilization.

A young sister and brother are abandoned in the harsh Australian outback and must learn to exist in the natural world, without their usual comforts, in this hypnotic masterpiece from Nicolas Roeg (Don't Look Now, The Man Who Fell to Earth). Along the way, they meet a young aborigine on his "walkabout," a rite of passage in which adolescent boys are initiated into manhood by journeying into the wilderness alone. Walkabout is a thrilling adventure as well as a provocative rumination on time and civilization.

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Director	Nicolas Roeg
Actor	Jenny Agutter, Lucien John, David Gulpilil
Label	CRITERION

Genre	Drama
Content	2 DVDs
FSK / age rating	from age 0
Publication date	18.05.2010
Edition	Criterion Collection
Audio	English
Length	95 Minutes
Year of production	1971
Original title	Walkabout
Version	US Version
Region code	1

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Drama

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