Feeling estranged from the Australian urban culture, Robyn Davidson embarks on a trek over the harsh and arid landscape of the outback from Alice Springs to the Indian Ocean. Accompanied only by four camels and her dog, she meets a number of people along the way including Mr. Eddy, an Aboriginal man who imparts some important local wisdom to her, and Rick Smolan an ambitious National Geographic photographer who is asked to document her journey for the magazine. A beautifully visualised dramatisation of a real life adventure.