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 Aboriginal boy who shows them how to survive, and in the process underscores the disharmony between nature and modern life.
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Jenny Agutter
Girl
Luc Roeg
White Boy
David Gulpilil
Black Boy
John Meillon
Man
Robert McDarra
Man
Peter Carver
No Hoper
John Illingsworth
Young Man
Hilary Bamberger
Woman
Barry Donnelly
Australian Scientist
Noeline Brown
German Scientist
Director
Nicolas Roeg
Tagline
"A boy and girl face the challenge of the world's last frontier."
Status
Released
Original Language
EN
Budget
$1,000,000
Production
Si Litvinoff Film Production, Max L. Raab Productions
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