A teenage environmentalist leads a protest against a coal mine, setting her on a collision course with her father, the police and courts.

Andre, a young man on the autism spectrum, finds solace in visiting the bats that live under the bridge near house. One day his world is turned upside down when the bats disappear. At the behest of his concerned grandmother, he seeks out the help of a lauded bat scientist to help him find out what happened. Rather than helping Andre, the bat scientist projects her own environmental cynicism onto his quest and spurns his plea for help. When she finally cracks and agrees to help, she uncovers a crushing secret about the bats’ disappearance that tests Andre’s resilience.

Chemical sludge is spilling into the lake. For the city councillor responsible, it’s just a big nuisance. For the wildlife, it’s a catastrophe. One turtle, in her desperate hour, summons up the courage to leave her home and speak truth to power. Turns out there’s more at stake than just the lake.

When millennial Julia is forced to move back in with her boomer father Piet, the generational conflict is reflected in whether or not to cut down the old tree in front of the house.