Walkabout

Nicolas Roeg's mystical masterpiece chronicles the physical, spiritual and emotional journey of a sister and brother abandoned in the harsh Australian outback. 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 (AACTA Award winner, David Gulpilil) who helps them survive, and in the process underscores the disharmony between nature and modern life.

Nominated for a Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival.