Synopsis
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.
Movie Information
- Director
- Phillip Noyce
- Writers
- Phillip Noyce
- Release Year
- 1977
- Runtime
- 61 minutes
- Genre
- Action, Drama
- Language
- EN
- Country
- Australia
- Status
- Released
- Rating
- 6.3 / 10 (9 votes)
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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.
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