A middle aged Aboriginal woman lives on her own in the community. Trapped in routine, Grace is determined to remain lonely and bored as punishment for her sins. With her days lost in the humdrum of a life alone and the mistakes of the past, Grace waits – for death or change, whichever comes first.
'Sweet Country' es una película inspirada en una historia real sucedida en el interior de Australia en el año 1929. Cuando el aborigen Sam (Hamilton Morris) mata al propietario blanco Harry March (Ewen Leslie) en defensa propia, Sam y su mujer Lizzie (Natassia Gorey-Furber) emprenden la huida. Pero la pareja será perseguida de forma incansable por las autoridades. Un western australiano que se sitúa en la Frontera del Norte en 1920, donde la justicia se tambaleó al disparar un granjero aborigen a un hombre blanco en defensa propia. Le intentan dar caza, y el hombre tratará de emprender la huida.
Rex is a loner, and when he's told he doesn't have long to live, he embarks on an epic drive through the Australian outback from Broken Hill to Darwin to die on his own terms; but his journey reveals to him that before you can end your life, you have to live it, and to live it, you've got to share it.
In the Summer of 1965 a young man is filled with the life of the idyllic old pearling port Broome - fishing, hanging out with his mates and his girl. However his mother returns him to the religious mission for further schooling. After being punished for an act of youthful rebellion, he runs away from the mission on a journey that ultimately leads him back home.
