Me and You, Kangaroo (1974)
1974 · Short film · 18 min · dir. Bert Salzman
Synopsis
In a touching tale a boy raises an orphaned baby kangaroo in the outback of Australia but due to events beyond his control is forced to return the animal to the wild. A film for animal lovers of all ages. Beautifully photographed and acted. A classic animal story. Awards: AUSTRALIA’S BEST CHILDREN’S FILM AWARD AMERICAN FILM FESTIVAL “CINE GOLDEN EAGLE AWARD”
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Details
- Director
- Bert Salzman
- Running time
- 18 minutes
Cast & crew
- Bert Salzman Director
Reviews on the Internet Archive
★★★★★ · A touching story of a boy and his pet kangaroo · jeannie7 · 2007-07-26
How wonderful . How much fun. And Touching!
More about childhood... · Dark Moon · 2009-08-26
...and about the sensitivity a boy has for the bounty of life that surrounds him-- as contrasted to the adults around him, who have entirely become social beings that have no connection to nature at all-- than anything for animal lovers. The film starts with the boy riding with his father in the family truck, trying to figure out how to do cat's cradle with a loop of string, while dad is driving. In a moment of distraction-- he feels the need to yank the string from his boy's fingers-- dad hits and kills a female red kangaroo that is crossing the road (great start to an animal lover's movie…
