August 5, 2008
Amazing visuals, especially for the time. Dark themes handled directly and without sentiment.
Amidst the vast emptiness of an unending plain, a stressed-out Australian urbanite interrupts his family's Outback picnic to kill himself and blow up their car, leaving his teenage daughter and young ...( read more
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DVD Release Date: April 21, 1998
Stats: 377 reviews
Flixster Reviews (377)
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March 9, 2007Thoughtful coming of age drama set in the Australian outback, featuring an unusually sensitive take on culture clash. Intelligently done, but rather lacking in drama.
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February 23, 2007Touches on some very important issues, the young Agutter is good and it has a unique feel of its own, well worth checking out
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September 13, 2006Dream-like masterwork from former cinematographer Roeg is gorgeous, especially when the camera is pointed at the lovely Jenny Agutter.
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July 10, 2006Two children are left in the middle of the Australian outback after their father kills himself. Fortunatelythey are rescued from certain death by a young Aboriginal boy who is completing his walkabout (a traditional rite of passage). Despite their attempts to maintain an air of u...( read more)
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September 20, 2009touching but overtly sexual i felt like. frankly, it's just very slow moving.
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August 10, 2009Disjointed tale of dislocation. Quite wound me up before bed, which is always unwelcome, but now I know how little personal satisfaction is offered in it, I want to see it again purely for the documentary aspect of seeing aboriginal acts portrayed outside the hackneyed documentar...( read more)
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July 25, 2009Extraordinary and emotive human film, the plot is the usually encounter between two cultures, the urban and the wild world, but there is something else: the wake of sexuality.
Beautiful shots, a good work from the main three characters make this an unforgettable experiencie. -
July 19, 2009Well directed and stylish. Good photography and a very interesting story. It does however have a few stretches that drag a bit. Fine but unexceptional performances.
Critic Reviews
January 1, 2000
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
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