In the near-future, an ancient species of super-humans from the Aboriginal Dreaming known as the Hairypeople battle for survival in a world that persecutes and exploits them with the ultimate goal of wiping them from the Earth. Their only hope for the future comes in the form of a young and troubled Gumbaynggirr man named Koen who has reluctantly become a Cleverman, a mythical community leader with unique powers and a special connection between the present and the Dreaming.
