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Backroads

"An aimless white drifter and an aborigine on the run steal a car and take off on a wild flight across Australia. Stealing what they need en route, they pick up another aborigine, a hangdog girl slaving at a wayride petrol station, a young French hitch-hiker, and the supplies of ammunition that ignite the inevitable spark..." - Sunday Observer, London. Superior and incisive drama on racism from director Phillip Noyce ("Rabbit-Proof Fence"), with Bill Hunter and Gary Foley.

Year: 1977
Genre: Australian Film, Short Film Festival, Racial Intolerance
Country: Australia
Director: Phillip Noyce
Starring: Bill Hunter, Gary Foley, Zac Martin, Terry Camilleri
Duration: 57 Minutes
Rating: R16 - Contains offensive language.
6.7/10
Location in store: Australian Film

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