Aside from the search for a missing child, the film deals with the racist attitude depicted by the father's refusal to use an Indigenous tracker.
ɐsˈaɪd fɹʌmðə sˈɜːtʃ fɚɹə mˈɪsɪŋ tʃˈaɪld, ðə fˈɪlm dˈiːlz wɪððə ɹˈeɪsɪst ˈæɾɪtˌuːd dᵻpˈɪktᵻd baɪ ðə fˈɑːðɚz ɹᵻfjˈuːzəl tə jˈuːz ɐn ɪndˈɪdʒənəs tɹˈækɚ.