Backroads

★ 6.3·1977·1h 1min·Action and 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.

Director: Phillip Noyce
Original language: English
Status: Released (Jun 27, 1977)