During World War II two Australian soldiers, Digger Kean and Vic Curran, meet in a Japanese war camp. Kean is a stubborn and attentive man who leads a quiet life in a small town near Sydney. Curran is an honest man who, after a childhood of extreme poverty, develops a successful entrepreneurial career. The peculiar friendship that develops between the two men during the war will continue after their release and will affect them for the rest of their lives.
Durante la segunda guerra mundial, dos soldados australianos, Digger Kean y Vic Curran, se conocen en un campo japonés para prisioneros de guerra. Kean es un hombre taciturno y atento, que lleva una existencia tranquila en una pequeña aldea cercana a Sidney. Curran es un hombre expansivo que después de una infancia de extrema pobreza desarrolla una brillante carrera empresarial. La peculiar amistad que se forja entre ambos durante la guerra continuará una vez liberados y terminará marcando sus vidas.