Backroads (1977)

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.

Released June 27, 1977 61 min None+

Genres: Action, Crime, Drama

Keywords: tmdb.xenophobia, imdb.australian-aborigine, imdb.australian, imdb.ozploitation, imdb.back-roads, imdb.australia, imdb.road-movie + 5 more, imdb.car-theft, imdb.one-word-title, imdb.racism, imdb.independent-film, imdb.actor-shares-first-name-with-character