Backroads

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

Cast: Bill Hunter, Gary Foley, Zac Martin, Terry Camilleri, Julie McGregor, Essie Coffey, Allan Penney

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