Is the 1971 movie ''Walkabout'' a true story?

Question

The 1971 movie ''Walkabout'' about an aboriginie who rescues a brother and sister who are left abanded in the harsh australian outback after their father shoots himself and sets fire to their family car. Was this movie based on a true story?

Answer 1

A work of fiction, loosely based on  a novel, also fiction. Both are grossly inaccurate in their depiction of indigenous Australians