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Backroads

Name: Backroads
Director: Phillip Noyce
Genre: Action, Drama
Released: 1977-06-27
Duration: 61 min
Rating: 6.3
Cast: Bill Hunter, Gary Foley, Zac Martin, Terry Camilleri, Julie McGregor

1977 1hr : 1m Action · Drama ★ 6.3

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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Bill HunterJack

Gary FoleyGary

Zac MartinJoe

Terry CamilleriJean Claude

Julie McGregorAnna

Essie CoffeyAboriginal Woman

Allan PenneyShopkeeper

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Is Backroads right for you?

Why it may be worth watching

Backroads combines Action and Drama elements in one feature.
The principal cast includes Bill Hunter, Gary Foley, Zac Martin.

Who may enjoy it

Best suited to viewers looking for Action, Drama. Its shorter runtime also makes it easier to fit into one sitting.

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Themes and topics

xenophobia