Mad Morro

James is an Australian Aboriginal who was been behind bars for his entire adult life. In prison he has become a hardened survivor of the system, strong of mind and quick with his fists - earning himself the nickname Mad Morro. Now he is only weeks away from release and has chosen to go home and stay with his Mum.

Debbie, like most mothers, sees her boys through rose coloured glasses. She remembers the heartache of seeing her sixteen-year-old son in court. Debbie has struggled for years with her other boys Rick, Brad and Brent. Family rifts have given way to dysfunction, crime and violent assaults – much of it stemming from James’ sentence. The family all feel James' return will be a catalyst for a harmonious life together, but Mad Morro has other plans.

James wants to be everything his family has hoped, but he knows no other life aside from that behind bars. His aim is to return to some type of normal life – a career, a good woman, a family of his own, and to find peace. It is a search that sees attempted love, a battle with his own personal demons, and both the help and hindrance of his own family.

Following James and his family upon his release, this is a powerful, confronting and dramatic story about familial love and bonding, and how the effect of prison can either reinforce or break apart that relationship.