Nicolas Roeg's mystical masterpiece chronicles the physical, spiritual, and emotional journey of a sister and brother abandoned in the harsh Australian outback. Joining an Aboriginal boy on his walkabout - a tribal initiation into manhood - these modern children pass from innocence into experience as they are thrust from the comforts of civilization into the savagery of the natural world.
Directed by
Nicolas Roeg
Written by
Edward Bond; James Vance Marshall (novel).
Starring
Jenny Agutter (Girl); Luc Roeg (White Boy (as Lucien John)); David Gulpilil (Black Boy (as David Gumpilil)); John Meillon (Man); Robert McDarra (Man (as Robert McDara)); Peter Carver (No Hoper (as Pete Carver)); John Illingsworth (Young Man); Hilary Bamberger (Woman); Barry Donnelly (Australian Scientist); Noeline Brown (German Scientist (as Noelene Brown)); Carlo Manchini (Italian Scientist). Please contact SFC to add other cast members and characters.
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