Backroads (1977)

06/27/1977 (AU) • Action, Drama • 1h 1m

Overview

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.

Backroads (1977)

06/27/1977 (AU) • 1h 1m

Action, Drama

Overview

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.

Top Billed Cast

Jack

Gary

Joe

Terry Camilleri

Jean Claude

Anna

Aboriginal Woman

Shopkeeper

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

xenophobia

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