"(BOY HUMS TUNE)" "(FIRES RIFLE)" "(BIRDS TWITTER)" "(TAPS WINDOW)" "Hello." "Have you got a bathroom?" "WOMAN:" "Yeah, it's just out the back." "I'd like a burger and a coffee." "Get what you like." "(WATER RUNS)" "You look weird." "(COUGHS AND VOMITS)" "Jesus!" " (BOY COUGHS)" " Oh, for fuck's..." "Jesus!" "Fuckin' hell." "Why do you have to fuckin' do that?" "Yeah, go and wash your face." "And get in the car, right?" "MAN:" "Chook?" "Yeah, that one." "Stay there." "MAN:" "Righto." "We're off." "What's that say?" "It says, "Koori rulz." "The only bet is on black."" "MAN:" "Well, that's yours." "MAN:" "Who are you fighting?" "Aliens." "They steal people, especially from parks." "I don't want to sleep here." "(ZIPS SLEEPING BAG)" "So, what do they look like, these aliens?" "CHOOK:" "Like us, but skinny, and they've got one eye and they come from the stars." "It's a clear night." "It's beautiful." "Do you know how to reckon dead south by the Southern Cross?" "(BIRDS TWITTER)" "MAN:" "Those?" "Mm." "Um..." " What about those?" " Mm." "Oh, you like them, do you?" "No, those are plastic, mate." "CHOOK:" "Oh." "Alright." "MAN:" "Whatever you do, don't say nothin' about Max, understand?" "CHOOK:" "Yep." "(DOG YAPS)" "(SNIFFS)" "(FOOTSTEPS APPROACH)" " Surprise." " (DOG YAPS)" "Ta-da!" "Oh, Chook!" "Hey!" "Look at you!" "WOMAN:" "Oh, he's alright." "He won't bite." "CHOOK:" "Hello." "What's your name?" " (DOG BARKS)" " CHOOK:" "Come in." "We're on our way to Adelaide and, uh, we thought you might be good for breakfast." "How'd you get my address?" "Old Max." "How is the old darling?" "Oh, he's fine." " You can't stay." " No, no." "No, we don't want to." "Hey, the boy's hungry." "(DOG GROWLS)" "Fuckin' get out of it." "You had enough?" "Full as a goog." "WOMAN:" "Come here." "What's this on you?" "Um, why don't you go outside and play with the mutt, yeah, while me and Maryanne have a chat." "He'll play with that ball all day." "Come on, Mr Right." "Attaboy!" "Mr Right!" "So, what's going on this time?" "What - can't a man do a bit of travelling?" "No, I thought I'd show Chook a bit of the country." "You know, he needs to learn a thing or two." "He needs school and a good home." "Yeah." "What - like this one?" "It's a start." "Must be costing." "Only for materials." "Oh, yeah." "What - you got yourself a handyman?" "What I've got is a regular job." "You should try it." "You're nesting, aren't ya?" "Eh?" "Sort of... preparing for a brood." "What if I am?" "Yeah, but does the handyman know what he's in for?" "Yep." "Keen as." "Did you tell him how you paid your way through teacher's college?" "Yeah." "He loves it." "Fuck, I missed you." " Bullshit." " No, honest." "I haven't looked at another woman since you left." "Just fucked a few?" "Hey." "No, you've got a nice set-up here." "We might just have to move in." "Chooky would love that." "Please..." "You're not gonna fuck up my life again." "No, it's alright." "But how about one last one for old time's sake and then we'll be off?" "Promise you'll leave?" "Yeah, yeah." "Scout's honour." "(CHOOK LAUGHS)" "(SEX U AL GROANING AND GRUNTING)" "(DOG YAPS)" "What's up?" "Nothin'." "(DIALS NUMBER)" "(DOOR OPENS)" "What you up to?" "CHOOK:" "Nothing." " Are you Dad's girlfriend again?" " (LAUGHS) No." "Can I stay with you?" "You're going to Adelaide, aren't you?" "You'll like Adelaide." "What you been up to?" "Tell me about when you first met Dad." "You know that story." "CHOOK:" "Come on." "(SIGHS) Chook!" "Please!" "It was in jail." "Um..." "I was teaching maths." "And your dad was in my class." "And, um, when he got out, we hooked up and..." "I met you which was the best bit." "And then we all lobbed on Max." "We had a lot of fun there for a while, remember?" "Mm-hm." "And then, um you know the rest." "Dad reckons he really didn't mean to hit you." "He just lost his temper." "Does he hit you?" "You know there are lots of people who love you." "Me, for one and Max." "And Dad?" "And Dad." "How you going with your maths, anyway?" "Are you still the world's best number rememberer?" "Yeah." "Hey, do you remember my old Sigma's rego number?" "(CHOOK SPEAKS INDISTINCTLY)" "MARYANNE:" "I hated that car." "What about..." "(MARYANNE SPEAKS INDISTINCTLY)" "(DOG GROWLS)" "MARYANNE:" "It's funny, the numbers you remember." "You're really good with numbers." "And what about Max's phone number?" "Oh, come on." "You remember that." "Do you remember it?" "Yeah, course." "Maybe you could ring him just to see if he's alright." "Why wouldn't he be alright?" "DAD:" "Outta there, mate!" "It's time to go." " Do we have to go?" " Thanks for breakfast." "And you won't be telling anyone we've been here, eh?" "Who'll be asking?" "Thanks." "(DOG YAPS)" "See ya." "'Bye!" "CHOOK:" "Are we really going to Adelaide?" "DAD:" "No." "(BIRD TWITTERS)" "(CROW CAWS)" "CHOOK:" "Yep." "Just slide your body back, mate." "Ow!" "Hey, Dad!" "(GROANS)" "Here." "Take those." "What is this place?" "Sort of like a museum, I guess." "It's spooky." "CHOOK:" "Dad?" "Do you reckon Max will be alright?" "Yeah, Jimmy would have found him." "Why'd you hit him?" "Mate, I didn't have no choice." " Why?" " I just didn't." "He'll be alright, though?" "Yeah." "I reckon." "There's Shamrozi Khan and his camels." "They were Afghans and they had these camels." "That's what they used before they had trains." "Your great-great-grandfather was one of them." "Wasn't he a blackfella?" "No, mate, that was his missus." "So are we "Afghagans'?" "Oh, yeah, a bit, I s'pose, but not really." "We're blackfellas, then." "No, we're mongrels, us." "We're whatever we wanna be." "I'm gonna get us something to eat." "You stay here." "But I don't want to be here by myself." "Just stay here." "Don't make any noise, alright?" "Don't go outside." "But, Dad..." "DAD:" "Won't be long." "(CHICKENS CLUCK OUTSIDE)" "Here, chook, chook, chook." "(CLATTERING)" "Dad?" "Haven't seen you before." "Well, I haven't seen you before." "What's for tea?" "Uh..." "The fuckin' usual." "Beans." "Do you want to join me?" "I don't like beans." "Oh, I've got spaghetti." "(LAUGHS)" "You right, mate?" "I'm good, brother." "(TV PLAYS SILENTLY)" "All good, bro?" "Oi, come here!" "(WHISTLING)" "Get the fuck away!" "(BEEPING)" "Oh, fuck." "(GROANS)" "WOMAN:" "Allahu akbar." "(WOMAN PRAYS IN ARABIC)" "Allahu akbar." "Allahu akbar." "(WOMAN CONTINUES PRAYING)" "Allahu Akbar." "(PRAYS IN ARABIC)" "(STOPS PRAYING)" "What are you doing here?" "Are you here by yourself?" "Are you an Afghan?" "No." "My family are from India." "Do you live here?" "In town# Yes." "I work with the Flying Doctor Service." "Do you fly planes?" "No." "I'm a doctor." "Do you think you could fly somewhere to help someone?" "(DOOR BANGS OPEN)" "Hello." "This little chap was a bit worried about someone who's hurt." "Max, is it?" "Are you Max?" "Where's the keys?" "Where's the fuckin' keys?" "!" "Unlock the car and put our stuff in." "And get that shit off!" "Fuckin' do it!" "I'm hungry." "Yeah, well, there's a store somewhere along here." "Me and my dad used to come out here." "Except he left me out here on me own once - you know, to teach me a lesson." "And I had to walk all night and day before I found someone." "Didn't he want you?" "No." "I was just a nuisance to him." "Right." "That'll do it." "(CASH REGISTER BEEPS)" "WOMAN: $125." "DAD:" "Oh, come on, lady." "It can't be that much." "WOMAN: $125." "Well, I've only got 90." "$89.20." "(PARROTS CALL)" "You little bugger." "(CHOOK'S FOOTSTEPS ECHO)" "(CAR APPROACHES)" "I need to go to the toilet." "No, not here, mate." "Why?" "Oh, 'cause we're Butch and Sundance." "CHOOK:" "Who?" "DAD:" "Hey, give us a hand, mate." "Get some firewood." "Chooky?" "MAX:" "Look." "It's gravity that holds the tea in." "CHOOK:" "No, it's wind." "What do you mean "wind'?" "Well, when it goes across, the wind goes like that and you make wind." "I think you're just makin' that up." "Well, it's not wind but it makes a sort of a lid made out of wind to keep the water in." "Ya!" "(LAUGHS)" "(HUMS SONG)" "(CHIMING)" "DAD:" "What you doing with that?" "Playing Snake." "(DAD GRUNTS)" "(PHONE BEEPS)" "(CHOOK DIALS)" "DAD:" "Doesn't work out here, does it?" "Come on in, mate." "Oh, come on, you wuss." "Come on, mate." "Are you sure you don't wanna?" "CHOOK:" "Uh-uh." "No# Not even for me?" "No!" "Aaagh!" "Don't!" "Stop, Dad!" " Ready to swim?" " Aaagh!" "Aaagh!" "Don't!" "Dad!" " I can't swim!" " What's that?" "(CHOOK COUGHS)" "I can't swim!" " Best way to learn..." " Aaagh!" "(CHOOK SCREAMS)" " (CHOOK MOANS) - (DAD LAUGHS)" "Come on!" "Swim, mate!" "Swim, swim!" "Swim!" "(CHOOK CRIES)" "(DAD SNIGGERS)" "(PANTS)" "DAD:" "There you go." "Your first swimming lesson." "(GRUNTS)" "(SPLASH!" ")" "DAD:" "Oh, fuck." "G'day, there." "G'day." "Hey, go get some more wood for the fire, mate." "RANGER:" "That's why we're here." "You can't have a fire, mate." "And you can't camp here either." "Oh, sorry, bro." "Like, I didn't realise." "Alright?" "I've been coming out here since I was a little kid, you know, and like, we need to cook and keep warm." "It's a national park now, mate." "Yeah, I know." "Good thing." "If you was in a camping area, then you could have a fire." "Yeah, but, well, I..." "I hate waking' up and seeing other people's fuckin' washing." "You know what I mean?" "And, um, I want him to have, like, a real bush experience." "(SIGHS)" "One night, OK?" "Yeah# That'd be great." "How about a brew - cup of tea, before you go?" "Yeah." "Why not?" "# Cup of tea?" "(IMITATES INSECT)" "(TRIES TO COPY INSECT SOUND)" "No, you gotta go, "Bzzz!" And... (WHISTLES)... together." "You go... (IMITATES INSECT)" "(BOTH CONTINUE BUZZING)" "(RANGER LAUGHS)" "(WHISPERS) Can't he speak?" "Yeah." "Course he can." "Just chooses not to." "Too much jibber-jabber humbug, eh, Uncle?" "I'm a blackfella too, sort of." "My great-grandmother, she was a full-blood." "Yeah, course you are." "You must have been born in the middle of the day." "See?" "You got that fair skin and blue eyes." "I was born in the middle of the night, so I've got brown skin and brown eyes." "Koori rulz." "The only bet is on black." "Hey!" "You really are a blackfella!" "(RANGER LAUGHS)" "(PEOPLE CHATTER)" "Anyone home?" "Anyone home?" "I'll sleep well tonight." "Hey." "This bloke went to a fancy dress party with a woman on his shoulders." "And, uh, the people at the party said," ""Well, what have you come as?"" "And he says, "Oh, I've come as a tortoise."" "And they said, "Well, why have you got a woman on your shoulders?"" "And he said, "Oh, that's Michelle."" "(DAD CHUCKLES)" "Why is that funny?" "Michelle, mate." "Michelle." "Michelle - my shell." "Get it?" "(DAD CHUCKLES)" "Why won't a cannibal eat a clown?" "(BLOWS RASPBERRY)" "Dunno." "'Cause he thinks it tastes funny." "(CHUCKLES)" "Hey, where would you find a dog with no legs?" "I don't know." "Where you fuckin' left him." "(LAUGHS)" "(CHUCKLES)" "Oh." "Hang on." "(PHONE CHIMES)" "(PHONE CHIMES REPEATEDLY)" "Come on!" "(CHUCKLES)" "(CLICK!" ")" "Oh!" "Good-lookin' bastard, eh?" " You just press that button there." " Press that." "Righto." " And then press OK." " Right." "Get back." "Are you ready?" " (CLICK!" ")" " Fuck." " Who's that ugly shit?" " Hey!" "(SNIGGERS)" " Do you want a look?" " OK." "(CHOOK ATTEMPTS TO MAKE INSECT NOISE)" "Hey, do you see those six bright stars up there, all together?" "CHOOK:" "Mm." " Yeah?" " Yeah." "Well, the blackfellas reckon there used to be seven of them." "They were called the Seven Sisters." "What happened to the other sister?" "Uh, well, she came down to earth." "Like an alien." "No, mate." "No." "Um, she was more like a mother." "Well, that's what the blackfellas reckon anyway." "How come my mum left me?" "I dunno." "Did you hit her too?" "Nah, that wasn't the reason." "I dunno, some women just aren't meant to be mothers, I s'pose." "Sheep don't leave their lambs." "Well, sometimes they do." "No, they don't." "Ah, shut up and go to sleep, you little bum." "I'm not a bum." "No, you're the underpants." "(OWL HOOTS)" "(STATIC BUZZES)" "(NANCY SINATRA SINGS) # I heard it also rained in Tallahassee" "# But not a drop fell on little old me" "# 'Cause I was in shu-shu-shu" "# Shu-shu-shu" "# Shu-shu-shu-shu-shu-shu" "# Sugar Town" "# If I had a million dollars or ten" "# I'd give it to you, world, and then" "# You'd go away and let me spend my life" "# In shu-shu-shu" "# Shu-shu-shu" "# Shu-shu-shu-shu-shu-shu Sugar Town. #" "(BELLBIRDS CALL)" "What the fuck?" "What you doin'# Hey?" " Ugh!" " What's all this?" "Aaagh!" "Aaagh!" "Aaagh!" "Aaagh!" "Aaaagh!" "(CHOOK CRIES OUT)" "Get that shit off!" "Don't you fuckin' kick me!" "Aaagh!" "Aaagh!" "DAD:" "Fuckin' little girl!" "CHOOK:" "Aaagh!" "Aaagh!" "Ow!" "Aaagh!" "Aaagh!" "Go and wash that fuckin' shit off your face!" "(CRIES)" "Give us a look." "Oh, there's some cauliflowers." "(SPEAKS INDISTINCTLY)" "(MUMBLES)" "Winner!" "And the crowd goes wild." "You didn't do much of a job washing your face." "You still look like a girl." "You want some breakfast?" "We've got all that good stuff." "Come on, you must be hungry." "My face hurts." "Ow!" "Ow!" "Hey, keep still." "You nick that vest?" "It's magic protection." "Ow." "How did you get those scars?" "Well, all sorts of shit goes on in prison, mate." "Like what?" "Oh, well, I was young - easy prey." "People take advantage - do bad things to ya." "Know what I mean?" "Come on." "Come on in." "I can't swim." "You know that." "No, you can't swim yet." "Come on." "Hey# It'll be fine, right?" "I got ya." "I got ya." "I got ya." "You're not too cold?" " Uh-uh." " No?" "Right." "Now, take a deep breath." "Relax, relax." "Relax." " You right?" " Mm." "OK." "Put your head back." "Straighten your back." "That's it." "Righto." "Put your arms out wide." "Right." "OK." "N ow" "I'm gonna let you go." "Relax." "You right# You're right." "(PANTS)" "You're right, you're right, you're right." "I've got ya." "I've got ya." "I've got ya." "Try again." "OK." "Relax." "Keep your back straight." "There you go." "There you go." "See?" "Eh?" "Now, you get into trouble, you can always roll onto your back and float." "(POLICE RADIO CHATTER)" "Shit." "Come on, mate." "Fuckin' black bastards must have dobbed us in." "(ENGINE REVS, TYRES SCREECH)" "Fuck!" "Fuck." "You stay there." "DAD:" "Shit!" "Are we bogged?" "Go see if you can find us some water." "(IMITATES INSECT)" "(AIRCRAFT ENGINE BUZZES)" "CHOOK:" "Gross." "Nah, it's alright." "What are we gonna eat?" "We could boil up those sheep's bones." "Maybe catch a dingo." "We can get the car out in the morning." "Hey?" "Can you eat a dog?" " CHOOK:" "How about that?" " Yep!" "A bit more!" "(ENGINE REVS)" "CHOOK:" "Is that good enough?" "Yeah." " Ah!" " Yes!" "Good driving!" "It's about 300 or 400 k's around or 30 across, then there's a roadhouse." "How do you know?" "I've been here before." "(ENGINE IDLES)" "It's a lake." "Yeah, sorta." " DAD:" "Where'd you learn to count?" " MAX:" "Same place as you." "DAD:" "Mate, 14 and 8 makes 22, not fuckin' 21." "MAX:" "My game." "DAD:" "Finish up, mate." "I'm off for a quick drink." " See you in the morning." " See you, Dad." "DAD:" "What you doin', eh?" " Eh?" "!" " (MAX SHOUTS)" "You fuckin' dog!" "CHOOK:" "Dad?" "You didn't have to." "Didn't have to what?" "Hurt Max." "He wasn't hurting me." "He was just lonely." "Hey, don't you say that, you little poofter." "Yeah, well, it doesn't matter now anyway, 'cause he's dead." "What?" "He's fuckin' dead." "Right# He's dead." "Dead." " (CHOOK GRUNTS)" " Oi!" "Chook!" "CHOOK:" "I hate you!" "DAD:" "Fuckin' cut that out!" "Listen, mate. (WHISPERS) Fuck it." "He was still breathing when we left, yeah?" "You saw me check on him." "I hate you." "(PANTS)" "Mate, there are just some things you're too young to understand." "I'm supposed to protect ya." "He was like a proper dad." "He looked after me, not like you!" "You f..." "Fuck!" "Proper dad?" "(GRUNTS)" "I'll show you a fuckin' proper dad." "Dad!" "Dad!" "Dad!" "Dad!" "(SOBS)" "Hey, get in." "Alright, I'm sorry, yeah?" "But you needed to learn a lesson." "Come on, mate." "(STARTS ENGINE)" "(BLUES SONG PLAYS ON RADIO)" "Hey." "You right there?" "Out of there, boy." "(CASH REGISTER BEEPS)" "You deaf?" "Hey?" "Hey, behave yourself." "You cheeky little shit." " DAD:" "Wait on." " SHOPKEEPER:" "You wanna take care." "Fuck!" "DAD:" "Get in the car." "(STARTS ENGINE)" "What the fuck are you doing, mate?" "Eh?" "(SLOW FOOTSTEPS)" "(GROWLING)" "(CAR DOOR CLOSES)" "(CAMELS BRAY)" "(CAMEL GROWLS)" "(GUNSHOT ECHOES)" "And just squeeze the trigger." " (CHOOK FIRES GUN)" " Shot!" "Up and back." "Up and back." "(FLIES BUZZ)" "I camped here with your mum just after we met." "We stole a Monaro and dumped it up in Queensland." "This was the key." "She gave it to me to remember the fun we'd had." "Here." "She was alright, you know, your mum." "It was like a..." "like a travelling circus sometimes." "You might have even been made here." "Eh# Who knows?" "Why don't you go see if you can bag us some dinner, eh?" "(GUNSHOT ECHOES)" "(PHONE CHIMES REPEATEDLY)" "(MACHINERY HUMS)" "(CROW CAWS)" "Did you get a rabbit?" "I wouldn't mind some of that." "DAD:" "This is better than a TV." "You can make up your own program." "Dad?" "Why'd you go to jail?" "Oh, what - the last time?" "Oh, that was just a couple of months." "That was just a sleep." "You know, me and..." "Me and Max got pulled over in a stolen car and the cop started hammering us so I laid into him." "Yeah, but I get caught for this one, I do..." "I don't know, 15 years." "10 minimum." "If you told them you didn't mean to kill Max, it was just an accident..." "What's gonna happen to us?" "Hey, we'll be fine." "But what if we're not?" "Do you trust me?" "DAD:" "What you doin'?" "Getting some wood." "Ah, you're getting to be quite the little bushie now." "You can look after yourself." "(PHONE CHIMES AND BEEPS)" "(PRESSES BUTTONS ON PHONE)" "Fuck." "Jesus." "Chook?" "(EMPTY CANS CLATTER)" "Chook?" "Chook?" "DAD:" "Hey, Chook, what are you doin'?" "Chook?" "!" "Hey, we gotta leave, mate." "Oh, fuck!" "DAD:" "You stupid little bugger!" "What do you think you're doin'?" "(STONES CLATTER)" "(GRUNTS) Aagh!" "Ah, fuck!" "Oh!" "Oh!" "(GROANS)" "Chook!" "Hey, give us a hand." "I've busted my fuckin' ankle!" "(GROANS)" "Fuck." "(FIRES GUN)" "Chook!" "Chook, what the fuck are you doing?" "(FIRES GUN)" "Chook!" "What the fuck are you doing?" "!" "DAD:" "Oh, fuck!" "(GROANS)" "I know you can hear me." "DAD:" "Look, mate, whatever I've done, I'm sorry." "Come on, mate, I'm your dad!" "Chook!" "Fuck." "(AIRCRAFT ENGINE BUZZES)" "Give us the rifle." "Give us the rifle, mate." "Oh, come on, will you?" "!" "OK, it's alright, it's alright." "It's OK." "I've got a plan." "Come over here and I'll tell ya." "Come on, mate." "It's gonna be fine." "Come on." "DAD:" "Now, here's what we do." "What I need is for you to go over there and you tell 'em you tell 'em you want to talk to Maryanne." "I want to stay with you." "No, mate." "No, no." "I need you to do this exactly how I tell ya." "Yeah# Can you do that for me?" "Yeah, well, that's good." "I did it." "You did what, mate?" "I told the cops we're here." "Oh." "Well, that's OK." "That's fine." "You done the right thing." "Come here, mate." "I love you." "I love you, Dad." "Yeah?" "(DAD SOBS)" "Yeah, off you go, eh?" "You got your magic vest on." "CHOOK:" "Yeah." "Well, you'll be right, then." "(GUNSHOT ECHOES)" "(GRUNTS)" "(GASPS)" "(GASPS)" "(BREATHES DEEPLY)" "(CHOOK CONTINUES BREATHING DEEPLY)" "# Hear the bell" "# Deep and bright" "# Ringing through the night" "# All those words" "# Talkin' slow" "# Only you will know" "# Is there anyone?" "# Is there anyone home?" "# Boilin' blood" "# Deep and red" "# Words that go unsaid" "# You find yourself" "# Alone this time" "# How do you feel inside?" "# Is there anyone?" "# Is there anyone home?" "# Is there anyone home?" "# Take a coin" "# Roll the dice" "# Never slowing down" "# You're safer to" "# Stay in your room" "# Never go outside" "# Is there anyone?" "# Is there anyone home?" "# Is there anyone home?" "# Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh" "# Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh. #" "Subtitles by LeapinLar"