In the intoxicating whirlwind of young love, poet Dan, played by Heath Ledger, and aspiring artist Candy, brought to life by Abbie Cornish, find their creative spirits and passions perfectly aligned. Their romance blooms into a beautiful, chaotic partnership, one that soon becomes dangerously intertwined with a shared addiction to heroin. As their world narrows to the pursuit of the next high, the vibrant colors of their artistic dreams fade against a grim reality of desperation, debt, and fractured relationships with those who care for them, including a concerned mentor portrayed by Geoffrey Rush. Directed by Neil Armfield, this harrowing and visually poetic drama charts the devastating arc of a love story consumed by dependency, exploring how the very thing that once bound them together threatens to destroy everything they are.