Backroads

Movie·1977·1h 1m

Backroads

Country

Australia

Language

English

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// overview

The Story

Two strangers – one white, one black – steal a car in western NSW and head for the coast. Jack is abrasive, cunning and disparaging about Aborigines. Gary doesn’t really care – he just wants to escape. En route, they pick up Gary’s Uncle Joe, a French hitchhiker and a young woman who’s running away. Their petty crimes escalate as they go, heading towards disaster.

Producer

Phillip Noyce, Elizabeth Knight

Cinematography

Russell Boyd

Editor

David Huggett

Themes

xenophobia

Audience Score

63%

9 votes

Skip13%
Timepass29%
Go for it37%
Perfection21%

Where to watch

Region: US

Free

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// cast

Cast

Bill Hunter

Bill Hunter

Jack

Gary Foley

Gary

Zac Martin

Joe

Terry Camilleri

Terry Camilleri

Jean Claude

Julie McGregor

Julie McGregor

Anna

Essie Coffey

Essie Coffey

Aboriginal Woman

Allan Penney

Shopkeeper

// crew

Crew

Phillip Noyce

Phillip Noyce

Director, Producer, Writer

Elizabeth Knight

Producer

David Huggett

Editor

Russell Boyd

Russell Boyd

Director of Photography

Josephine Emery

Story

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