Dividing their time between a communal farm and their father's fishing boat, two brothers come into conflict with each other and with their father over the affections of his new young wife.
Note on editing:
Fifty feet of footage was removed from the film before it could be shown at the Adelaide Film Festival; the footage was 'parts of a controversial nude love scene' ('Nude Love Scene Cut'). At the time, Bourke noted that 'I had to have part of the nude scene out to get the film entered in time but I hope I can get it shown in full later' ('Nude Love Scene Cut'), but subsequently decided not to take the matter to court ('Blood and Guts').
The film was banned in its entirety in Taiwan, whose government 'said it misrepresented the Chinese way of life' ('Blood and Guts').
Sources:
'Blood and Guts to Ride the (Flinders) Ranges', The Age, 30 July 1971, p.2.
'Nude Love Scene Cut', Canberra Times, 15 August 1969, p.3.
