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.
Walkabout has generally received very positive reviews.
Review of Walkabout (1971)
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Review of Walkabout (1971)
By Roger Ebert (5,190) for Chicago Sun-Times (7,580) on 01 Jan 2000
Review of Walkabout (1971)
By Steve Rhodes (1,488) for Internet Reviews (1,487) on 01 Jan 2000
Review of Walkabout (1971)
Review of Walkabout (1971)
Review of Walkabout (1971)
Review of Walkabout (1971)
Review of Walkabout (1971)
Review of Walkabout (1971)
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Walkabout was released in 1971 and has generally received very positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 347 reviews, giving Walkabout (1971) an average rating of 80%.
Overall, cinema-goers and film critics broadly agree on the merits of the movie, with critics giving it an average score of 82% and users giving an average score of 81%.
With a score of 80%, Walkabout is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1971, which stands at 59%.
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