Under the pretense of having a picnic, a geologist takes his teenage daughter and 6-year-old son into the Australian outback and attempts to shoot them. When he fails, he turns the gun on himself, and the two city-bred children must contend with harsh wilderness alone. They are saved by a chance encounter with an Aboriginal boy who shows them how to survive, and in the process underscores the disharmony between nature and modern life.
Edward Bond | Writer |
Si Litvinoff | Producer |
Nicolas Roeg | Director |
Nicolas Roeg | Story |
Max L. Raab | Executive Producer |
John Barry | Music |
Terry Gough | Art Direction |
Kevin Kearney | Boom Operator |
Warren Marley | Songs |
Brian Eatwell | Production Design |