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Backroads

6.3/10
TMDB9 votes
Original: 61 min

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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About Backroads

Backroads (1977) is a film in the action, drama genres. Directed by . The cast includes Bill Hunter, Gary Foley, Zac Martin, Terry Camilleri.

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Original language
Runtime
61 minutes
Status
Released
Production countries
Australia
Directors
Writers
Josephine Emery, Phillip Noyce

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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.

Who stars in Backroads?

Bill Hunter, Gary Foley, Zac Martin, Terry Camilleri, Julie McGregor, Essie Coffey. See the cast cards above for character names.

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