A father tries to help his son cope with a rare condition that causes the young boy to age beyond his years.

A poet falls for a beautiful courtesan whom a jealous duke covets.

Set in northern Australia before World War II, an English aristocrat who inherits a sprawling ranch reluctantly pacts with a stock-man in order to protect her new property from a takeover plot. As the pair drive 2,000 head of cattle over unforgiving landscape, they experience the bombing of Darwin, Australia, by Japanese forces firsthand.

In a self-destructing world, a vengeful Australian policeman sets out to stop a violent motorcycle gang.