Once upon a time in a town called Dubbo,
at the crossroads of the mighty Newell and Mitchell Highways--
No one listens to me.
Especially not him,
Thomas. He never listens.
He works beside me at the depot. I fix 'em, he cleans 'em.
We send 'em off, loaded and shiny all over, everywhere.
My son, my son.
He lives with us.
He's full of dreams.
But we worry he doesn't finish anything.
I try to tell him.
Working with your hands, now that's something to be proud of.
But he loves trucks, loves the look.
Loves the sound of them.
Thomas loves the idea of them.
He's under their spell.
So even though he's a natural pin striper,
with the eye and the hand for it,
he dreams of owning his own truck.
Dreams of being in the driver's seat,
out on the open road.
He sees the owner-drivers, and he thinks 'power'.
- How you going? You good? - Good.
So, instead of doing what he's good at,
he goes out with the drivers from the depot to get his hours up.
To get his licence.
Come on. Get in.
And then one day, down at the servo--
Jeez Tom, why can't you just finish something.
We let you leave school early so you could do your panel beating...
and you walked away from that to join the army
and you walked away from that.
He sees Melissa.
And he sees something more beautiful,
more beautiful than a Western Star Constellation with a Detroit diesel.
Here.
Dreamy boy. Make yourself useful.
That's $37.50.
Here you are.
You should go after your dreams, shouldn't you?
What dreams are they?
Big ones.
So what now, Clever Dick?
- I got a plan. - Yeah, I got a plan too.
Let's go and have a couple of beers.
Hey Thomas, you want to paint these up for me mate?
Something nice and fancy.
Sure.
Dad!
Bob! Bob! You okay? Bob's under it! Get it up.
Get it off! Get it off him!
Tom.
- Lift, lift, lift! - Tom get out of the way. Tommy! Tom!
- Dad! Dad! Dad! Dad! - It'll be alright.
You're in the way son. Get out of the way.
There's nothing you can do mate. There's nothing you can do.
Give our brother Robert peaceful rest in this grave...
until that day when you, the resurrection and the life,
will raise him up in glory.
Then may he see the light of your presence Lord Jesus...
in the kingdom where you live.
Since almighty God has called our brother Robert...
from this life to himself, we commit his body to the earth.
- Hey. - Hey.
Where's Dad?
I'm sorry.
You want an Aspro?
An Aspro. Makes you feel better.
I'll get you one.
I'm sorry Mum.
I just couldn't get it off him.
Tom. It's not your fault baby.
I just couldn't get it off him.
Hey. I know you couldn't. I know that you tried.
You tried so hard and no one's blaming you.
I'm sorry. I'm sorry Mum.
What are we going to do?
You didn't have to come in here today.
It's a fair effort. You'll make a good quid out of this.
Yeah.
Till I drive myself a rig.
You stick with this.
Yeah, yeah. Stick with this. Stick with the painting. Stuff him.
Who do you reckon he's saying that for?
You or him?
You wanna drive? Drive.
Right?
Alright.
Number 2.
$20.
20.
How are those dreams coming along?
Still big.
My car.
Do you like it?
Is that one of your dreams?
Yeah. It's a piece of shit.
I didn't want to say that.
Well, would you wanna go for a burn in it?
- A burn? - Yeah.
Where have you been?
Go on.
I can't, I'm working.
Well, not now.
- I didn't mean right now. - Well when then?
When you finish.
What for?
- What, what for? - I don't even know you.
Well, I work over the depot.
I mean you must've seen me. I see you all the time.
10 o'clock, alright?
10.
I got my own 2-step together.
Gonna save the first slow dance for you.
I just saw Venus risin' guess I'm realisin'
I'm not mama's little girl no more
and you're the first to know.
I ain't mama's little girl no more.
Took a little time to grow.
It's gonna be--
- Did I give you a fright? - No.
- What were you singing? - Nothing.
I'm sorry I'm late.
- I've never seen you over there. - Really?
I've been painting stuff over there for ages.
How long?
Weeks.
That long?
Well at least you're not one of those dickhead truck drivers.
Where are we going?
Maybe we could go back to your place.
You're a fast worker,
I live with my Mum.
- So do I. - Good catch.
Give us a kiss.
- Why? - What?
- Why should I? - It'd be good.
Says you.
You're a good sort, you know that?
How about you take this good sort home?
I get the idea that your Mum would be inside.
She is.
You won't be.
Go on.
Go.
- Where have you been? - Nowhere.
Come here. Nowhere. Who do you think you bloody are?
You don't even know him.
He doesn't want to sit around all day getting off his face.
He wants to do something.
So he's special, like you.
Won't be so special when he gets you up the duff!
Yeah, that's a fair effort.
Mate, you're bloody good at this work, you know.
It's a real head turner.
I know some blokes they want some work done on their trucks, so...
anytime you want to come in here on the weekends to the paint shop,
use it, you go for your life.
Yeah.
Thanks. I-- but I just--
I need-- I really need to get my hours up.
Doing some driving.
Thanks anyway.
Well I'm going off to Perth tomorrow with a load,
so you can come with me if you want.
I'll see if you're cut out for it.
Sweet.
- I've got something for you. - Have you?
But I don't know if you deserve it.
Fine.
What is it?
It's you.
Melissa, warrior queen of the bowsers.
Is that me?
Yeah.
It's a good picture. You're a good drawer.
Hold on.
- Where are you going? - Just wait.
- Here. - What's that?
It's gypsy music.
- My dad was a gypsy. - Yeah?
Well I'm a bit of gypsy. Truckies are like gypsies.
- More like cowboys. - Cowboy gypsies.
- I'm still waiting for that kiss. - Well you're gonna be waiting a long time.
Good.
What do you mean 'good'?
Well, you could've said it was never going to happen, but you didn't.
There's light at the end of the tunnel.
Something to look forward to.
Can I put some music on?
- Yeah, go for your life. - Yeah?
Cassette.
There you go.
What do you call that?
- It's gypsy music. - Yeah.
It's alright, isn't it?
Gypsy music.
Who's that?
Him? He's Saint Christopher. He's the saint of drivers.
- What's he do? - Keeps you out of trouble.
Mate, I'll take whatever help I can get.
Fuckin' gypsy music.
- Who's this? - Thomas.
- You seen my keys? - No.
I put them on the table, you must've moved them.
Christ almighty, how am I supposed to go to bloody work?
Did you look in your bag?
What?
- Did you look in your bag? - Of course I looked in my bag! See?
You going to be here when I get home?
Don't open your mouth and bloody speak to me.
Your Mum's gone.
Yep.
Come dance with me.
I don't really dance.
Come on.
Dance.
1, 2, 3. Kick.
- Wait, wait. - What?
I just need something. Just wait, okay?
Wait.
What's your plan for that?
Can you hold it?
- Hold it? - Yeah.
Okay.
Yeah. 2 hands.
Yeah.
That's good.
Well, it's like a present.
Well what is it?
Well, alright, you're not allowed to look though.
- Gotta close your eyes. - Okay.
- Okay. No looking. - I'm not looking.
Right.
You did this for me?
Well who else am I going to do it for?
I mean it's only little, I know. But it's--
It's a start.
- You like it? - It's so beautiful.
- Yeah.
- Thank you so much. - That's alright.
It's fine.
Let's give it a test run.
We need to put the stabiliser things down.
No, it'll be alright.
See, told you.
Now see you've got to check the tyres.
- Like this? - Yeah, all 4.
Right straight back, straight back.
That's it, that's it.
Right hard left down... Left down. Come on, left...!
The other fucking left! Stop it!
Stop it!!
- Are you sure you got a licence? - Yes.
Unbelievable.
Just leave it here, I'll fix it up later on.
You, did you see that? You shouldn't encourage him.
Mate. He's got a dream.
Hey I heard you been... looking at getting a truck.
Yeah.
Yeah I want to.
It'll get Phil off your back.
How you going to pay for it?
I got it sorted. With the bank.
Yeah. Right. The bank.
Hey, well if that doesn't work out,
I might know someone.
Yeah.
Cheers.
500 horses under the bonnet brother.
Everything else is bigger.
Your rear bogies.
They'll handle 70 tons easy.
Double rail construction so she won't bend.
In terms of comfort she's got air.
You can even get a DVD, brother. LCD screen.
How much does she cost?
240,000 brother.
Plus on road costs.
I'm not sure Tom. I could lose the house.
It's just so that they-- they'll give me the money.
You don't actually have to pay anything.
Yeah, unless something goes wrong.
But what's going to go wrong? Nothing's going to go wrong, Mum.
It's all I've got. I don't think I can risk it.
Tom, there's no rush for you to get a truck is there?
Just wait a bit. What's the big rush?
I just don't want to end up on some shitty job...
with someone ordering me around.
You mean like your father?
What did he have to show for it?
Thomas.
You turn out half as good as him and you'll be someone to be proud of.
- Banks. Who needs 'em? - Yeah.
But it's a lot of money, you know that?
Yes.
And because you haven't got any collateral to back you up,
we're talking higher interest rate.
I know.
And that's a lot to come up with every fortnight.
You sure you want to do it?
- Certain. - Because it's a lot to come up with.
I know. I know. I've got it all worked out.
- Good. - Yeah.
You know what I love about this is making people's dreams come true.
Sometimes get all teary about it.
Okay.
Of course, the flipside is the responsibility.
You know, you go out on a limb to help someone and let you down.
It just makes me cranky.
So you be sure you're sure Tom.
I've thought about this a lot.
I've got all the work lined up subbing for Phil Cooper, so...
I can pay this back. You don't have to worry about it.
Great.
Just a bit of advice.
Don't get behind. Not even for one week.
Because you could find yourself chasing your own tail.
And then I'd be chasing it too.
Have you fucked it yet?
Thanks for putting a word in for me. Thanks for that.
Probably wouldn't have got it without you.
Glad I could help.
Maybe someday there's something you could do for me.
It's beautiful.
Yeah.
Look at your truck.
It's ours.
Looks good.
Shall we celebrate? Come on. Let's go and celebrate.
I know it's a long way but I'll get more work if we're out there.
Will you be away all the time?
That's how Phil started, now he's got more work than he can handle.
I'll subby for him.
I just don't really see what the rush is.
Well I've got my license now and I've got the truck and you know,
things are just starting to happen.
I just want you to--
I just want you to come with me.
It'll be good won't it?
There'll be people like us there?
Yeah, probably.
Thanks.
Do you know what?
What?
I'm pregnant.
That's great.
Yeah?
Yeah.
This is great.
Do you love me Tom?
Don't get scared. Don't get scared.
Of course I love you.
Give us a kiss.
You know what I'm angry, angriest about?
- Say "what"! - What!
I'm angry that we made Mum right.
You know, I really wanted to prove her wrong...
and I didn't and it's your fault!
Well we'll prove her wrong.
Let's get married.
- What? - You heard me!
Give us a kiss!
Come on.
Jeez you'd be mad wouldn't you? Getting married these days?
Oh, be love wouldn't it?
- Love? -Yeah.
Nah, good on 'em, they're mad, but good on 'em.
This bloke owes me money.
Who's that?
- Hi. - Hi.
- Who told you? - Aunty May.
She said to say she's sorry she couldn't make it,
had to have her foot amputated. The smokes.
I just...
thought I should come and see my girl before she's grown up.
But I missed.
Look...
I've done alright, house prices and that.
Put it towards a deposit on a house.
Hey Mel!
You look beautiful.
I thought you were a gypsy.
I'm a real estate agent.
It's cued up.
Thanks.
- My Gypsy Queen. - No. I'm not.
You are to me.
Let's do it.
Come on.
Will everybody please welcome...
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas McCully to the dance floor.
Ta da!
And so they travelled far across hills and plains...
to the mythical land...
where the trucks can have more and more trailers...
and Thomas can find more work.
And Melissa makes their home in a caravan park.
Out beyond the back of Bourke.
I don't want to stay. It's our first night here.
I know, I'm sorry, but you know, it's my job. I've got to--
I've got to pick up a load, then I've got to drop Phil back.
- Can I come? - Mel.
I don't want to stay out here by myself.
Don't be a bastard Tom.
Wait, wait, wait.
Shit.
Man.
You stay there love.
You couldn't do anything about it mate, but...
the bastards they just come out on the road.
They like the heat that comes off it.
Maybe we could take 'em to the vet.
Just get a couple of wheel braces.
Fuck.
Well, don't just stand there boy.
Get into it. I don't like doing it either!
I've been hearing round the town.
You've been out and getting round.
Whether it's right or whether it's true,
I'm stuck here and I'm stuck on you.
So head up through Roma yeah?
Yeah mate, yep.
- What are you doing here? - I missed you.
You're supposed to be on your way to Adelaide.
Yeah, well I missed you the second I left the gate.
Did you?
And I've missed you more and more every second after that.
Have you?
So, I had to see you.
You had to drive all this way, extra.
Yeah, I don't care. Come on, come up here.
- Hi. - Hi.
- You got the spanner? - I've got the spanner,
and I've got at least an inch and a half of good lovin'.
At least.
I missed you.
I missed you more!
- I missed you more! - No, I missed you more.
- I missed you more. - No. I missed you more.
- I missed you so much. - Shut up.
I can heat you up some food.
- Make you some coffee. - I don't have time.
Haven't you got some bread or something?
Just get out of the truck, it'll take one minute.
Yeah I can't. No, no, no.
- Tom. - I just--
I can't. I'll see you Friday?
They called up again.
They said that you were late with the last payment.
Did they?
Bloody idiots, they must have made another mistake.
don't worry about it. I'll sort it out okay?
Are you alright out here by yourself?
It's not for forever right?
No.
I can live here for a while if that's what you really want.
See you later beautiful two.
Yeah well I still got to get this load down to Adelaide
and then bring one back to Dubbo by Friday.
Sounds like you could use a little bit of help.
Why do you say that?
People have been talking about you.
People?
What,
Mrs. Boyd?
Hey. Hey. Hey look, I put in a word for you alright?
Don't make me look like a goose.
Yeah, look if I just get through this week, right,
I'm in the clear.
Alright?
Mate, you sure you don't want something to help you out?
Get you through the long nights?
- No. - Hey.
It's on the house. It's to help you out.
I'm alright.
You're late. I'm docking you 200.
Mate, you're only paying me 8.
It's your depot at the other end.
It's not my problem is it?
Yeah well just-- just say that I was here on time.
I mean how's that going to hurt you? It's not going to hurt you is it?
How's that-- how's that gonna hurt you?
Just piss off mate.
Do it.
Go on.
Hurt him.
I know you want to.
Do it!
Well?
Yeah.
Here Mel.
Let me take that.
Everything's okay.
Feeling alright?
You right?
Okay.
- You right? - Just push me up Tom.
Okay.
Yeah. You're up, you're up.
I feel sick.
Which way is it to the hospital?
Shit.
Mel, come on.
- Which way is it to the hospital? - I don't know what way it is.
- Not good. This is not good. - Tom, just go one way!
Well I don't know which way that I'm going.
Well just go back that way then.
- What are you doing? - I don't know if it's that way.
- What are you doing?! - I don't know if it's that way!
Well just go that way then.
You can't keep going round the roundabout!
Shit.
Little Sarah.
She's alright. For a girl.
Bastard.
She's the best.
She's the best ever.
Where are you going?
I've got that job on.
Yeah but can't you just stay here today?
No, well Phil, he'll just get someone else.
- No, he'll understand Tom. - They won't.
They won't.
That's-- I don't want to go.
Tom.
Are we doing okay?
Yeah. We're doing better than okay.
I just wish that you could spend a little bit more time with us now.
You know, with the baby.
I know. I wish that I could spend some more time too,
but those repayments are every week,
and that's the only reason why I have to go.
You're so tired.
Just stay and rest for a couple of hours.
Me tired? Look what you've just done.
I'm so proud of you.
It's ok.
My beautiful, beautiful girls.
I gotta go. Okay?
Come here.
Doesn't have to be this hard.
I can help you out.
Just this one time.
Yeah?
Just this one time.
Here. It's on the house.
I'm a rolling, I'm a rolling,
I'm a rolling through this unfriendly world.
I'm a rolling, I'm a rolling,
through this unfriendly world.
Oh, Father, won't you help me,
oh Father won't you help me to pray.
Oh, Father, won't you help me,
won't you help me in the service of the Lord.
I'm a rolling, I'm a rolling,
I'm a rolling through this unfriendly world.
I'm a rolling, I'm a rolling,
through this unfriendly world.
No...
Alright, what have we got here?
Yeah well, you're going to need a new one,
and I'll have to realign the drive shaft on it, because...
well, it should be covered by the warranty.
Did you get the 50K service on it?
How much?
With labour mate, 8 or 9, or probably more.
Hundred?
Nah mate...
It's okay.
It's okay. Come on.
I don't know, it's a bit scary, just...
feel like now it's all up to me, you know.
I know what you mean.
But you've done well there mate, she's a little ripper though isn't she?
Yeah.
Well done you.
Yeah, she's great.
So I thought,
you know, maybe,
maybe you could give me an advance on next month.
- You mean a loan. -Well, I mean an advance.
You can call it whatever you want, what do you want it for?
- Some stuff. - Just some stuff?
Yeah.
What happens next month, what are you going to do for money then?
I'll worry about that then.
No, it's going to be too late then, Tom.
I mean what you're doing is digging yourself in deeper.
Yeah, well, I wouldn't have to if you didn't take 20% off the top.
- Is that right? - Yeah.
Yeah, well who's gonna find you loads?
Who's gonna sort out your payment then?
- Well, anyone can do that. - Is that right?
Yeah. Well maybe I just go out on my own then.
Good for you. You do that.
Yeah, well I fuckin' will!
Tommy, don't be an idiot!
Hey. How are you? You look really tired.
Hey, have you still got that stuff?
You know, it's not free.
- What do I owe you? - Don't pull any money out.
Why didn't you tell me?
- What about? - About the diff.
I just didn't want you to worry about it.
Tom, I was worried anyway.
At least if you'd told me I'd have known what to worry about.
Yeah.
I didn't tell you something.
What?
Well you know how my dad came to the wedding?
Yeah?
He gave me this.
Shit.
I'm sorry I didn't tell you about it, but it's meant to be for the house,
you know, when we get one.
That's great. That's...
Yeah, but if we need it for this.
No, no, no. I can't take that. That's yours.
Are we in this together?
- Yeah. - Would that sort things out?
- Yeah, I mean it's just a bloody diff. - Then don't be stupid.
Now just wait here.
Where else would I go?
Just a minute. Just give me a minute.
Get Sarah.
You okay in there? You okay?
Come on. Come down here.
- No. - Come on. Come down here.
Come down here.
- I can't do this. - Hey.
Where are you going?
I've just got to get away from her.
I've just got to get away from her for a little bit.
- What? What are you talking about? - Tom...
if I don't go, I'm gonna kill her.
Hey, no, no, no... Mel.
All I want is to be a good mother.
I can't even do that.
What are you talking about? Of course you're a good mother!
How would you know Tom? You're never here.
Yeah. Yeah, I know. I know.
Come on, come back here, come dance with us.
- Come and just come and-- - Sometimes she just cries and cries.
You know, and she just won't stop crying.
And I feel like she's doing it to me on purpose.
You know, like she's doing it to me to make me go mad.
And I just think these terrible things.
You know, like I just think you bitch,
and I feel like I'm going to do to her something.
Yeah, but you know what? Hey, no, no, no.
But you know what? You haven't done anything.
That's not the point. You're not listening to me.
That's not the point.
Like I shouldn't even be thinking things like that.
A good mother wouldn't think things like that.
Hey, hey, hey. Just calm down. Hey, just calm down. Calm down.
Hey you,
she's a bossy old piece of work, your Mum.
What are we going to do?
Cowgirl?
- Thank you. - There you go, love.
- Melissa! - Hi.
So what are you doing here, in this place?
Just had to get out and go somewhere.
There's nowhere else to go.
Yeah, it'd be tough on you, wouldn't it, stuck out here in that little van.
It's alright.
Still, I mean when me and Rose came out here,
she went a bit mad I reckon.
She didn't have anyone to talk to.
Is he doing alright?
You'd have a better idea than me.
Always says that he's doing alright.
But he never stops,
he's always on the road.
Well,
that's the nature of the beast.
- The beast? - Yeah.
Check your tyres!
Don't!
Wake up.
Fuck!
Check your tyres!
Bastard!
You bastard.
I mean what can I do, mate?
There's nothing wrong with your service, the stuff's always on time,
there's no damage, mate, it's just business.
You know, I want to keep using you, mate,
I mean I do,
but these other blokes, mate,
I mean they're saying they can do it for 200 less a trailer,
and I mean what am I supposed to do, I mean it all adds up doesn't it?
You alright there, mate?
- I'll match them. - Yeah, see I want to mate, but...
you know, these blokes, they're already doing it for that price.
Alright, alright.
250 a trailer, that's as far as I can go.
Alright.
Alright, I think we can do something with that.
Sandy, Mr. McCully wants to make some adjustments to his contract.
You could take care of that?
Mate, I've got to run, right, I've got meetings.
So, good to see you again. Drop in any time mate, for a cuppa.
Alright.
Yeah.
Tom! Tom!
You can't make the payments.
We're getting in deeper and deeper.
Unless something changes, we're going to be stuffed.
It'll be fine. I've got a plan.
Were you going to talk to me about it?
She's holding you back.
- What? - The only limitation is in your mind.
Well, were you?
- Well, were you? - What?
What now, Clever Dick.
Were you going to talk to me about it?
- I've got a plan. - What sort of plan?
A plan for everything. I've got a plan for everything.
How come you're home?
I got a plan. I've been thinking.
What?
Yeah, yeah, I've been thinking, I've been thinking.
You know what we need, we need to get bigger.
We've got to expand! And we need to get more trucks...
- Jesus, Tom. - No, just listen to me. Just listen okay.
Just listen. Just listen.
Just listen, right. Because you've got to be big to survive, right.
Because no one's going to mess with you if you're big.
And the bank, they're going to respect you if you owe 'em a million bucks.
Banks are not going to give you a million bucks.
I know. But I know people. I know people.
- What people? - Money lending people I know.
Who?
Where do you think I got the money from in the first place, Mel?
The bank.
Don't be stupid.
- Well you told me the bank! - No I didn't. I never told you the bank.
Who do we owe money to?
Phil's right. You've borrowed money off crims and now you're late paying it back.
Phil?
When have you seen Phil?
- What? - When have you seen Phil?
When have you seen Phil?
- Let go of me! - Are you seeing Phil?
Are ya? Are you seeing Phil?
- Let go of me! - Are you seeing Phil?
Let go of me!
Mel, what's the matter?
Get out. Seriously, just get out.
Just get out or I'll call the cops.
G'day Tom.
Bourbon.
There ya go.
Another one.
- Have you seen Phil? - Nah.
She's lying. They're out to get you, all of them!
You don't need to do this, you could sleep in the back of the truck.
Shut up, you pussy! That's why things stuffed up!
Hey.
Hey, Tom, haven't you had enough?
My missus, did you fuck her? Did ya?
Did you fuck her? Did ya? Did ya?
You're an idiot.
Here! Someone's got to do it.
Put that away.
Why don't we all just settle down!
Shut up! Shut up! Shut up! Shut up! Shut up! You shut up!
- Hey? - Shut up.
Who are you talking to, Tom?
I've got a plan!
Yeah.
It's alright. It's ok. See I got it sorted.
- Yeah, Tom. Tom. - It's alright. No!
I've got it sorted, it's okay.
Yeah we'll have a drink to celebrate things.
Have a drink.
No, no, no. Hey, down you get. Come on.
Drink. I want a drink. I want a drink. I want a drink.
- Tom, enough, mate. Go home. - I want a drink!
- Enough!!
Righto. Get out!
Right!
Okay!
It was a good plan.
It was...
a good plan.
G'day Tommy,
people have been looking for you.
Sweet Johnnie.
Johnnie.
You got something for me, man?
You owe.
- Don't think you can run off. - I got a plan.
It's too late for that.
Maybe it's time we went and said a little hello to the missus and the kid?
- No. - You think? Let go.
Keep away from them!
What do you think? You think you can just take...
without paying back?
Keep away from them.
- What did you do that for? - You're an idiot, mate.
You don't even know when you're being beaten to stay down.
Stay down.
Not...
I'm not beaten.
Stay down.
Mel.
Hey, Mel.
Mel, I'm sorry.
I'm really sorry.
Mel?
- One more. - Yeah right.
- Wait. One more. - Got it?
Watch out you twit!
- One more. - Alright.
Alright! Done.
Look out!
You're in the garden, get out of the garden.
We're here for the van and the truck, mate.
What for?
For the money you owe!
We're not gonna have a problem, are we?
You took her. You took her!
- Where is she? Where is she? - Get off! Settle down! Get off!
You just sit down, shut up, and behave yourself!
- You alright? - Yeah.
So who's driving the truck?
- Can't you drive it? - Nah.
I can drive it.
Yeah alright, no mucking around.
- Jimmy, you take the van, I'll go with him. - Yeah, right.
How do I get her back?
You want her back? What do you want her back for?
- What? - You haven't looked after her, mate.
She's a bloody mess.
I've looked after her!
Yeah mate, whatever you say.
You want her back, you pay what you owe.
Hey, hey. Don't... Hey!
Get off me! Get after him!
Get in the car.
Start the bloody thing!
What do I do?
- Yahoo! - Pick it up. Quicker.
Come on pigger!
Come here you little snuffler. Come on.
Get up along side of him. Don't let him see you.
Don't let him see us!
Get up on the side of him!
You let him...
We got him!
Get up on side. Pull over.
Get over.
Alright.
Get out! Get out!
Get the gun.
Boss!
Get the gun!
Where are you going?
Bet you thought I was beaten, didn't ya?
No. No. No!
Get out. Get out!
It's your fault. Get off me!
Phil.
- You are right there, mate? - Phil?
What do you think you're doing here?
Phil, I need your help.
You... You come into a man's place uninvited, that's choice, isn't it?
- I need your help. - Now you need my help?
Mate, they rang me from the Hill, they told me what you did.
You just keeping digging yourself deeper.
Phil, they've taken her.
- Yeah. - They've taken her.
Yeah, and you being a genius, you take her back. That right?
What? No, not the truck. They've taken Melissa!
Nah mate, they don't take Melissa, they take the truck...
cause they've got the law on their side.
No. Bullshit. Bullshit, they've taken her, Phil!
Come on.
- Phil, come on. - No, no, no. Hey, hey.
Phil!
Tommy, they don't take her.
Hey?
She's ditched you, mate.
She's shot through, she's gone.
Hey, no...
No, she...
She wouldn't...
Excuse me.
Back?
That's unexpected.
They're all the same.
You might think one's different, but they're all the same.
They're kids!
Make messes and leave them for someone else to clean up.
Hey.
What has happened to you?
It's alright, it just looks a lot worse than it is.
I'm okay, I'm okay.
I'm okay.
My God, let me take you to the hospital Thomas.
Mum! I'm alright. I'm fine.
They tried to take my truck, but I wouldn't let them.
- Your truck? - Well, nah.
Thomas, is that what you really want? You want your truck?
She's...
She's left me, Mum.
I know, mate.
Why would she do that?
Shit, Tom. What did you think was going to happen?
- Are you on her side? - No, of course I'm not.
I'm not on her side, I'm not on anyone's side.
Tom, we need to clean you up, okay.
You need to come inside, mate.
I can't.
I can't cause this guy's looking for me.
Tom, darlin', you stink mate.
Just come inside, we'll clean you up okay?
Come on.
Just watch that arm.
- Is she here? - Why would she want to see you?
Jesus, Tom.
Mel.
Don't touch me.
- Is Sarah here? - Where else would she be?
I just want to see her.
Hello.
- Hello princess. - Come on.
Go and see your dad, sweetheart.
Hello princess.
Hello, it's my favourite little girl.
It's my favourite little girl.
Some blokes were looking for you.
- They the ones you owe money to? - What, did they come here?
Hey, it's alright.
Here you go, Bub.
Mel, we're going to have to get going.
We're going to have to go. Now.
- I think we should just get in the truck-- - Go where?
- Mel, if they know where you are... - What are you talking about, Tom?
They know where you are, Mel.
- So I'm just gonna... - You're going to what? Protect us?
Look at yourself, Tom.
You can't even look after yourself.
I think you should just go.
Just go.
Seriously, you should just go.
You won't take a hint will you?
You don't think that I could use your paint shop by any chance?
I can't be a part of your shit. I can't hide you here.
It'll come back and bite me on the arse.
Just a couple of days, that's all.
Fine.
Right, you've got the weekend.
But you've got to be gone by Monday morning.
Yeah, okay. Okay.
Thanks.
What do you think it's worth?
- The state it's in? - Yeah.
You wouldn't get a hundred grand for it.
You're shitting me.
It's not even 2 years old.
- I've got to get at least 180. - Well, you're not going to get it.
You keep yourself out of sight.
They won't think you're stupid enough to come back here.
Can I show you something?
See that kid there?
You know what he wants?
His own truck.
Come and have look at this.
It's not yours?
Yeah.
Bullshit. Is it?
Good on you.
How much do you think it's worth?
It'd have to be 150 at least,
so long as they didn't look under the bonnet.
Your old man,
he would have been proud of you for finishing it.
I'm not finished yet.
Mrs. Boyd, I've got everything--
Look, it's too late. I told you it's out of my hands.
Hang on, just listen, just listen. Okay? I've got a plan, I've got a plan.
- No, no, no, no, no, no. - In there. In there. Go on.
You got a plan?
What?
She works for me.
She's always worked for me.
Just like I've always owned your truck.
And now...
I own you.
It was in the glove box.
So, no more fun and games.
Sign the truck over to me.
You don't know when you're beaten.
Alright, go get his missus, go get his kid, smack 'em around a bit...
Get the fuck down!
Are you gonna stay down?
What are you going to do?
What are you gonna-- What are you trying to do?
Get him up.
Look, you're going to do what we need you to do.
Alright?
You're going to get your truck, your pretty, pretty little truck,
you're going to bring me a load up to Queensland.
A load of what?
All you need to know is that it starts paying off your debt.
No more bullshit. Get the stuff.
You see?
Wasn't that hard, was it?
So you're going to take my truck...
and deliver it to that address.
Don't you look at me!
Hey good looking.
You look better than the last time I saw you.
Is that your truck?
It looks amazing, Tom.
I'm going to get rid of it.
What?
- I thought you loved it. - Yeah.
It's just a truck.
Are you just trying to do what you think I want?
Because you won't be happy and then you'll blame me for it!
So if you're just trying to do this cause you think it's what I want,
and you're trying to make me happy, then you can get stuffed!
Yeah. Yeah, okay.
The bloody thing's not worth what I owe on it.
What are you going to do?
Just one more run.
Just one more.
I've got some work lined up, just casual.
- Yeah. Down at the servo? - Yeah.
Good on you.
And I'm going to go to tech to finish high school.
Really?
So I'll need you to look after Sarah.
Yeah, yeah for sure.
- Yeah? - Yeah. Mum'd love to see her.
No, I don't mean your Mum, Tom.
I mean you.
Yeah, well I'll look after her.
But...
Mum can still see her, yeah?
You know when...
when you said to me that you...
you wanted to be a good mother?
Yeah.
You're a bloody great mother.
It's been 982 days since I first saw you.
Am I ever going to see your face again...
I've got to stop these tears falling from my eyes.
Go walk out in the rain so no one sees me cry.
Am I ever going to see your face again.
Am I ever, maybe never.
Can't stop the memories
climbing through my brain
I get no answer, so the question still remains--
Am I ever going to see your face again...
Am I ever, maybe never.
Am I ever going to see your face again...
- Am I ever going to see your-- - Your face again...
Am I ever going to see...
Here.
I'm not beaten.
And so, on that 982nd day...
as Thomas walks away from Johnnie's house,
from Johnnie's world,
and from his truck,
the spell is broken,
and he is free.
Subtitles: Arigon
Do you like my new truck?
Sure.
Nah, it's a piece of shit.
But it's good enough.
Are you in the shit?
They took my truck license off me.
Neg driving.
Johnnie's away for 10 years.
It's all finished.
All finished.
Do you wanna take me for a burn?
A burn?
Where have you been?
I've been waiting.
You going to, or not?
Give us a kiss.