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Lost in the Bush (1973)

Lost in the Bush poster
Directed by
Peter Dodds
Genre
drama, family, adventure
Country
Australia
Runtime
1h 04m
Rating
6.3 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Three children wander away from their home in 1864 and become lost in the Australian bush. Indigenous trackers help search for them as days pass.

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What happens

Lost in the Bush is a 1973 Australian film based on the true story of three siblings who got lost in the Victorian bush for several days in 1864. They were discovered through the help of some aboriginal trackers including Dick-a-Dick. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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