Alma is a young woman who, after repeated sentimental failures, begins to find new ways of living eroticism. Alma discovers the practice of BDSM as a way of self-knowledge and to overcome the mediocrity of their relationships.
Stephen Seary, a charismatic and successful stage designer, returns to his small hometown in Australia to say goodbye to his dying mother. What was to be a quick trip descends into chaos, drama, and at times downright funny moments as Stephen navigates family responsibilities, a difficult relationship with his father, old friends and past lovers, all while trying to return to Europe for a major opera contract.