Culture Shock 1

As payback for a neglected and unhappy childhood, sixteen-year-old Helen plans the ultimate humiliation for her 'respectable' middle-class parents - giving birth to an illegitimate child. Deciding to adopt the baby out, Helen flees the sterile environment of the family home and embarks on a journey of independence that takes her to the sordid world of drugs and prostitution in Kings Cross to the rugged beauty of Arnhem Land where she finds true love and peace with the simple-living Yolgnu people.