Лирический приключенческий фильм от режиссера Николаса Роуга, в котором главные роли исполняют Jenny Agutter и Luc Roeg (as Lucien John) - сестра и брат, брошенные в безлюдном месте их отцом, который неожиданно сходит с ума и убивает себя. Имея при себе только транзистор, дети бродяжничают по пустыне с небольшой надеждой на спасение. В один прекрасный день молодой абориген, Галпилил (David Gulpilil), находит их и помогает выжить в пустыне...

"Walkabout" is a deceptively simple story. A father drives his young daughter and son out into the Australian desert. He has sexual feelings for his daughter and so, in an attempt to end his lusts, hopes to kill both his children. His murderous plot fails, however, and the kids escape. The father then puts a gun in his mouth and commits suicide... Two young children are stranded in the Australian outback and are forced to cope on their own. They meet an Aborigine on "walkabout": a ritualistic banishment from his tribe... The first male to fall under the girl's spell is her father. This unhealthy romantic interest is the only reason presented for his insanity. Later, the girl's brother will spy on her swimming unclothed in a lagoon. Not even his young years can spare him from her enchantment. Then there's the aboriginal saviour, who towards end of film performs a vibrant mating dance. It is in this relationship where the film's sexual contrasts are made most clear. The female is not of our world, and we by contrast are mere savages. We're slaves to her whims, needs, and beauty. She is beyond reach of mortal men...