Two misfits, thrown together by chance in the middle of the Australian desert, forge bonds in a quest to transport a precious piano from one side of the country to the other.

When family outcast Lucky Flynn learns that his mother is dying, he decides to drive to the other side of Australia to see her, packing nothing but an upright piano for the journey. But his plans are soon turned upside down when he meets the runaway teenager Meg, who's dealing with some family demons of her own.

A down-and-out musician has to drive a piano from one side of Australia to the other in order to honour his mother's dying wish. That's the easy bit. His real problems begin when he's joined by a fugitive teenage girl who soon proves to be even heavier baggage than the piano. What are the odds they'll all make it out of the desert intact?