Wrong Side of the Road

Wrong Side of the Road (1981) is an Australian low budget feature length film made in South Australia in 1980. It is a landmark film for two reasons. It was the first Australian movie to realistically portray urban Aboriginal Youth and it was the first Australian movie to combine a semi autobiographical film with a soundtrack performed by the actual actors. The name of the album is also called Wrong Side of the Road. The fictitious band that appears in the film, is a combination of two actual bands (and their different musical styles) - the band Us Mob (rock) and No Fixed Address (reggae/rock/jazz). The movie, not unlike the album, portrays the trials and tribulations of an Aboriginal youth living in poverty on the outskirts of White Australian society that has abandoned them. The movie and album tie in was the first attempt to introduce Australian Aboriginal music to a non-indigenous audience.