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Backroads (1977)

1977-06-27 · 1h 0m · EN
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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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Phillip NoyceDirector

Top billed cast

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Bill HunterBill HunterJackGary FoleyGary FoleyGaryZac MartinZac MartinJoeTerry CamilleriTerry CamilleriJean ClaudeJulie McGregorJulie McGregorAnnaEssie CoffeyEssie CoffeyAboriginal WomanAllan PenneyAllan PenneyShopkeeper

Keywords

Xenophobia

Movie DNA

Genre affinityAction · DramaTheme affinityXenophobiaDialogue densityDramaPacingAction · ShortDirector preference112017Actor preference107839 · 55000 · 391740

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What is Backroads about?

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.

How long is Backroads?

Backroads has a runtime of 60 minutes.