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Big boys don't cry

United States, 1973
film

A young boy wanders through bushland enjoying nature’s beauty. Carrying a slug gun he initially shoots at a paper cup, however images of TV western gunf..

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After the First

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Walkabout

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Impudence does not pay

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Storm boy. - [Edited version]

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Love to kill

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The Hunter (D)

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When darkness falls

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