[2][3] The film stars Ruth Cracknell and Toni Collette as Lilian and her younger self, respectively, alongside Barry Otto.
Her Aunt Kitty and her brother, John eventually secure her release, upon which Lilian tries to find her place in the world, against an urban Sydney backdrop.
Through a retelling of her back story, we learn how Lilian’s current circumstances came about.
And through her rediscovery of the world, Lilian shows us it is never too late to start again - even when you march to the beat of your own drum.
Variety's review of the picture commended the acting and called it "a touching saga of an eccentric but tenacious woman who’s haunted by demons from her troubled past.