Walkabout

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Based on the novel by James Vance Marshall.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1971.
Special features: Disc one: New, restored High-Definition digital transfer; audio commentary featuring Roeg and actress Jenny Agutter. Disc two: Video interviews with Agutter and actor Luc Roeg; "Gulpilil - one red blood:" (2002) documentary on the life and career of actor David Gulpilil; theatrical trailer.
Disc 1. Feature films -- Disc 2. The supplements.
David Gulpilil, Jenny Agutter, Lucien John.
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. Along the way, they met a young aborigine on his 'walkabout, ' a rite of passage in which adolescent boys are initiated into manhood by journeying into the wilderness alone.
DVD, region 1, widescreen presentation; Dolby Digital mono., NTSC.
Contents: Walkabout.

COMMUNITY REVIEWS

Memorable. Epic, even. submitted by lisa on July 29, 2019, 4:10pm I agree with "hypnotic masterpiece". I was young when I saw it, and it's stayed with me for decades.

Transformation submitted by saleder on July 4, 2022, 9:15am This movie makes a statement about society's loss of connection with the natural world. The film starts with a disturbing event, then turns its attention to themes of survival, cooperation, family, nature. It was slow and a little too "arty" for me.