This film is about a family known as the Mollison’s, who have just moved to a new town in New South Wales, because the father has been put forward in the army. The family faces unexpected challenges as their eldest son, Charlie Mollison, suffers from severe autism which causes anxiety for him in social situations and instead he uses sign language to communicate. While Thomas is near turning 16, he finds it difficult to have a close bond with Charlie since he finds his brother an embarrassment in public. Though further on into the movie Thomas starts opening up to the fact that his brother isn’t going to be ‘normal’ as he wishes and their relationship develops into something much stronger.