The Night Parrots

1922. Fifty-year-old Pastor Martin Gerlach lives with his wife Alma and fourteen-year-old son Benno at Hermannsburg Mission. In the years since his arrival, Martin has built up the biggest and most influential mission in Australia. But Martin's heart is failing. His legs have swollen and he can barely walk. The Lutheran Board in Adelaide tells Martin they cannot help; he must make the journey back to Adelaide himself. A few days later, Martin climbs aboard a dray and settles into a roped-do...