Tony’s just out of jail. His past overshadows the future. He’s got to confront it and find his girl. His mates think he's got cash from the robbery. Tony didn’t squeal but they want it anyway. And he’s got to find Anna. He deals with one problem at a time. This is a road movie and a trip into Tony’s soul. He has to resolve his past before he can restart his life.
A great piece of work from writer/director Esben Storm. A most unusual Australian film. Complex and elegant. The counterpoint of several storylines running parallel in different times gives this film an engine of intellectual life rarely seen in Australian cinema.
There’s no doubt this film was ahead of it’s time. Buried by Australian distributors this unscreened gem is a tasty cocktail of quality writing, great performances, Storm’s incisive vision, exceptional photography and with music by AC/DC, The Angels, Rose Tattoo, John Martin and Alain Stivell, it's got the perfect soundtrack for a road trip. This is a film that has stood the test of time and is now ready to be rediscovered.
“....the most purposefully original new film in Cannes. The story is plain but the treatment is dazzling” London Financial Times
“…has turned a routine road movie into a perceptive journey through a young man’s heart and mind”. Geraldine Pascall The Australian
“It’s theme of change and growth is a provocative one for audiences who are accustomed to a diet of nostalgia from the Australian film industry” Cinema Papers