Walkabout

Two children find themselves lost in the Australian Outback, but encounter an Aboriginal boy who might be able to lead them to safety.

  • Director

    Nicolas Roeg

  • With

    Jenny Agutter, David Gulpilil, Lucien John

  • UK-Australia-USA 1971. 100min

  • Digital

  • Certificate

    12A

Nic Roeg’s masterpiece details the growing bond between an indigenous Australian boy, on a ritual separation from his tribe, and two white children lost in the outback. Beautifully shot, it inspired one of Barry’s most emotive and deeply memorable scores, the recording of which was thought lost until it was finally issued on CD in 2016. The film itself broke several cultural barriers in Australia.

See Walkabout with intro by Jason Wood, Executive Director of Public Programmes and Audiences, on Tuesday 5 March.