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Backroads

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Backroads is a 1977 Australian film directed by Phillip Noyce. Two strangers – one white (Jack), one Aboriginal (Gary) – steal a car in western New South Wales and drive around the coast. The original characters came from a story by Adelaide writer John Emery, with whom Noyce had worked on a short film. Australian reviews of the film were mixed, and it opened commercially in only one cinema.

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1977 · 1h 1m · Action · Drama

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.

Directed by Phillip Noyce

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Phillip NoyceDirector

Bill Hunteras Jack GGary Foleyas Gary ZZac Martinas Joe

Terry Camillerias Jean Claude

Julie McGregoras Anna

Essie Coffeyas Aboriginal Woman AAllan Penneyas Shopkeeper