Lou Bard busies himself running a humble Launceston cafe, looking after his son Luke, and doing his best to bring a sense of normality to the old worker’s cottage they rent with a series of housemates. But when Luke, an intelligent, provocative teenager, decides to risk all by making his body the focus of an art installation, Lou is forced to revisit the dark secrets of his past, question what it means to be a good father, and discover that there’s more love in his life than he could ever have imagined.