In a tiny desolate town in Australia, there is only one road in and out. A fair skinned, blue eyed teenage girl rejects her indigenous upbringing for that of her Irish father. She has developed a tough shell to survive the abusive world around her but finally is pushed too far and escapes, headed for Sydney.
On the way, she stumbles upon a teenage Indigenous boy, who has spent years in prison. The dark color of his skin is his pride and source of anger towards a society that has forgotten him. The two find themselves alone together, with no money, and no transport. Over a period of twenty-four hours these two hardened souls come together and hitchhike on a lone highway to Sydney where they unwillingly confront their self-identity and inner feelings.
She slowly shows her true self to a person who represents her past life, and he lowers his defenses to a person who seemingly represents the society that has rejected him.