(1971) is a seminal work of Australian cinema that presents a harrowing, visceral descent into the dark side of "mateship" and the Australian outback. Directed by Canadian Ted Kotcheff and based on the novel by Kenneth Cook , the film was nearly lost to history before being restored and hailed as a "Cannes Classic". Plot Overview
The story follows (Gary Bond), a refined schoolteacher working in the remote, desolate town of Tiboonda. On his way to Sydney for the Christmas holidays, he makes an overnight stop in the mining town of Bundanyabba , known to locals as " The Yabba ".