Casey, a country lad running from a small-town scandal, finds himself down and out in big city Sydney. When he meets city lad Tib both men find something they have been missing but neither of them knows quite how to negotiate it.

7-year old Mikey awakens to a world where it seems his mother and all adults have died; but in his naive way he still maintains some degree of normalcy, until 12-year old Will shows up and tells Mikey he must go with him.