Tom consciously takes a different path and cuts ties with his normal life.

He has chosen the streets, where those he meets, in spite of their position, have enormous self-dignity—the rent boy, an ex-junkie, a gentle-but-manly tramp and a 14-year-old graffiti artist.

Tom goes on a personal journey of his own as he plumbs outsider society, yet he discovers his own dignity and gains an understanding of who he is.

[1] The film was released in Australian cinemas on 19 August 2004 and played until 1 September 2004.

The first weekend of release, Tom White was number 20 on the Australian Box office with an intake of A$56,219 (total $147, 495).