Touch the Sun : Top enders (Captioned)

Australia, 1988

TV show
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Episode of Series ‘Touch the Sun’.
Alice, a runaway from home, meets on the road Nick, an Aboriginal boy in pursuit of his uncle. Stealing a car they traverse a treacherous stretch of desert road. When the car runs out of petrol they set out on foot, only to become lost. With the harsh desert conditions threatening their survival, Alice and Mick reflect on their actions and their families from which they have fled.

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Credits

producer

Jill Robb

production company

Australian Children's Television Foundation

director

Jackie McKimmie

Duration

01:30:00:00

Production places
Australia
Production dates
1988

Appears in

Group of items

Touch the Sun Series

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

300715

Language

English

Audience classification

G

Subject categories

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Northern Territory

Childrens Films

Closed captioning

Places → Northern Territory

Television

Television → Television programs

Television → Television programs → Television programs - Australia

Television → Television series

Television → Television series → Television series - Australia

Sound/audio

Captioned

Colour

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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