Under the pretense of having a picnic, a geologist (John Meillon) takes his teenage daughter (Jenny Agutter) and 6-year-old son (Lucien John) 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 Aborigine boy (David Gulpilil) who shows them how to survive, and in the process underscores the disharmony between nature and modern life.
Director: | Nicolas Roeg |
Producer(s): | Si Litvinoff |
Cast: | David Gulpilil, Jenny Agutter, Lucien John, John Meillon, Robert McDara, John Illingsworth, Hilary Bamberger, Pete Carver, Barry Donnelly, Noelene Brown, Carlo Manchini |
Writer(s): | Edward Bond |