[4] According to the film's end credits, it was largely shot on location in the small town of Middleton, Queensland, Australia.

[5] Three years after exposing the corruption in his hometown of Winton, Queensland, the Indigenous detective Jay Swan is sent to the small mining town of Goldstone to find a missing Asian tourist.

He is pulled over for driving under the influence by a young local cop, Josh, who informs the town's corrupt mayor, Maureen.

Jay sneaks past Furnace Creek's security checkpoint and observes several young Asian women disembarking from a plane and climbing into a van.

As Jay returns to his car, he is detained overnight by Furnace Creek security, and the next morning, Johnny attempts to intimidate him.

Johnny and Maureen hold a press conference where they announce the mine's expansion and make an ostentatious show of having council approval.

Josh first visits Maureen, who is anxiously shredding paperwork, and demands that she put him in touch with the head of the criminal operations.

Jay and Josh drive at the Furnace Creek site and, after an intense shootout with the thugs, discover the women's whereabouts.

[8] Goldstone grossed $87,639 in the United States and Canada and $562,713 in other territories for a worldwide total of $650,352,[2] plus $11,987 with home video sales,[8] against a production budget of $2 million.

The website's critical consensus reads, "Goldstone weaves socially conscious themes through its procedural thriller plot outline, with visually thrilling, solidly crafted results.