Backroads

Name: Backroads
Genre: Action, Drama
Released: 1977-06-27
Rating: 6.3

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Storyline

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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DirectorPhillip Noyce

ReleasedJun 27, 1977

StatusReleased

Original languageEnglish

Budget

Not disclosed

Revenue

Not disclosed

Parental guideNot rated

Reviews

3 reviews · 2 critics

1 fresh · 1 rotten

Ted Shen

RTChicago ReaderFeb 5, 2010

Director Shirley Cheechoo (who also plays one of the sisters) captures the dead-end existence of the insular community as well as the humor, the anxieties, and the resilience of her protagonists.

Marta Barber

RTMiami HeraldAug 18, 2021

Lozano is so shallow a character that even when he reveals his past to his son he draws little sympathy.

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