Back to the Back of Beyond (1997)
- Directed by
- Robert Francis
- Genre
- documentary
- Runtime
- 1h 25m
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
Two old friends talk about filmmaking, especially one of them who made a classic Australian documentary in the 1950s. Meanwhile the real life outback mailman from that film retraces his mail route across the desert many years later.
reflectivenostalgicconversationaleducationalslow-pacedearthycontemplativeroad-trip
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