An Australian young man decides to go on an adventurous walk across Western Australia.
Little does he know that his life is going to change for the better.
Jake is taking his girlfriend, Jasmine, on a surprise diving trip. He has her blindfolded
in the passenger seat as he drives. She is impatient and wants him to let her take off
the blindfold. He says the surprise is worth the wait. She doesn’t look thrilled at all
when he stops the car, takes off her blindfold and shows her a dive boat. She always liked
dolphins. They get into scuba diving suits and dive in to play around with dolphins.
The bigger surprise for Jasmine is yet to come. Jake takes out a ring and proposes to
her then and there. To Jake’s amazement, she says no. She was meaning to break up with
him today. Jake forces the ring up on her finger and keeps on making his romantic proposal
speech. She keeps saying no. She wants someone more adventurous and fun. She finds Jake bland.
Jake goes to his flat, dispirited and feeling rejected. His flatmate, Cameron, is working
out like always. On learning that Jasmine dumped Jake when he proposed to her, he mocks
Jake and berates him for not asking for Cameron’s advice before going for it. Jake tells him
that he has even let her have the ring in a hope that it may rekindle love in her. Jake
is in tears. Cameron looks at the hopeless romantic his flatmate is, and goes about his
lifting. The next morning Jake wakes up to an empty
can of coke and a leftover slice of pizza. He must have had a hard time falling asleep.
He extends his hand to shut off the alarm clock and knocks over an empty beer bottle.
He groans. His eyes fall on a photo frame on his side table, a photo of him and Jasmine.
He brings it close to his heart for a moment and the next moment he thrusts it away. It
falls on his computer desk, and everything falls down. Hell has broken loose in his love
life and in his room. But soon his work life will bear the brunt too. He goes to his work
which is construction. He is a roof carpenter. Gary, the contractor and Jasmine’s father,
tells him that he can’t work here anymore. It is because Jasmine doesn’t want her ex-boyfriend
working with her dad. Jake is in utter disbelief. He asks Gary to review his decision. Gary
lays him off anyway. Dumped and fired, Jake goes to his flat. Cameron
is in shorts only, basking in the sun. Jake asks him to get dressed. Cameron reminds him
about the house belonging to Cameron. Jakes says it is his parents’ actually. Cameron
says Jasmine is a vile woman and Jake must be grateful that she is gone. Jake snaps at
him for using bad names for Jasmine. To him, she is a charming and nice girl who will be
his, one day. Cameron gives up and sits to watch tv with Jake. There is a show about
a young man who has driven across Australia to raise money for a charity. He is famous
now and every other girl is his fan. Cameron thinks Jake should do the same and get as
many girls as he wants and forget his ex-girlfriend. Jake doesn’t want to do such eccentric things.
Cameron calls him boring. Jake is furious. Because that is the reason Jasmine used for
the sudden breakup. Jake crashed on his bed. His room is a mess
and now he knocks over his table lamp as well accidentally. He falls asleep and sees a dream.
It is a good dream. He had gone on an adventure for a charity and now is very popular. All
the gorgeous girls are drooling at him. He wins back Jasmine. Jake wakes up fresh and
energetic. Cameron looks puzzled at this unexpected enthusiasm in his flatmate. Jake says he is
up for the idea Cameron suggested yesterday which is to travel across Australia for a
charity purpose. Cameron applauds Jake for the good decision and high-fives him. There
is one problem: Jake is afraid of riding a bike after an accident he had in the past.
Cameron suggests kayaking or running. Jake wants something safer and doable. They finally
settle for walking. They google the distance and it’s a lot more than Jake can cover
without fatal injures. Traveling across Western Australia looks doable. But Cameron is going
to test him. He times Jake walking fifty meters and turns out he takes thirty seconds to cover.
The calculation says Jake can travel across Western Australia on foot in three months.
Cameron says the charity raised will be for the ailing kids, and the bonus is the girls
Jake is going to get on his way. But who is going to sponsor his hike? Cameron knows just
the right person, or not that right. Cameron’s uncle Brian King is a filthy rich
media mogul and he is a bit eccentric. He isn’t very much liked by the public because
of his immoral and insane doings. He flashed people at a party while drunk. He bugged celebrities’
bathrooms for his media house. He is in no mood to retire despite his old age. He has
only one loyal employee and that is Angel, his personal assistant who takes care of his
PR. Cameron takes Jake to Brian to request his
sponsorship. Brian communicates through video call while relaxing in his floating pool lounge.
Brian doesn’t find mere trekking across the country as something exciting to earn
his sponsorship. He talks about a blind girl who kite-surfed over a long distance for charity.
Brian sponsored her. Jake should add some adventure to his boring plan. Brian says he
wants Jake to tweet good things about Brian since he has been trash-talked in the media.
Jake gets his sponsorship and Jake gets good repute among the masses. But Jake needs to
trek in nothing but a loincloth and with a backpack. Brian even comes up with a name
for Jake: ‘Naked Wanderer’. Before Jake could protest at this absurd proposition,
Brian hangs up. Jake is losing his mind. He can’t walk in
such hot weather for three months without any clothes on. Cameron asks him to see the
bright side. Jake will get the money and also fangirls, especially now when he is going
to walk naked. Cameron promises he will meet him at intervals with supplies in a car.
Brian’s news agency tweets about Naked Wanderer starting his journey for the noble cause.
People are skeptical of such an arduous task. Some can’t believe Brian can support a charity.
Amid the social media gossiping about Jake, Cameron tries to boost Jake’s morale while
driving him to his starting point where news reporters have gathered already. Jake is in
a bathrobe to hide his nude body one last time. Brian has provided him with a satellite
phone and is going to track his location all the time. Brian wants him to keep tweeting
about his activities along the journey and especially about the generosity of Brian King.
The news reporters are streaming live with Brian who is now on a video call. He announces
200 grand for Naked Wanderer and speaks highly of himself. Now the camera shifts to Jake.
Jasmine appears from somewhere and walks up to Jake. She throws her arms around him and
poses for the cameras, then goes on to take off his bathrobe. Jake takes his backpack,
satellite phone and a hat to start his journey. Jasmine blows a kiss his way. He is happy
to see her there for him. Little does he realize, she isn’t the keeper in any way.
Angel has called Jake to repeat Brian’s warning. Jake must accomplish his challenge.
Jake walks in his loincloth, waving at the vehicles passing by and fighting the blazing
sun with a parasol. A fast-moving truck flips his parasol upside down. He keeps on going.
People from their vehicles hurl unkind comments at him and blare horns unnecessarily. Cameron
has driven his jeep to check on Jake. He boosts his morale again and says he will meet him
at the next decided point. Jake asks if he still has the map with meeting spots marked
on it. Cameron drives away without giving a satisfying answer. He clearly isn’t a
responsible support. Jake watches himself on the news on his phone,
especially Jasmine blowing kisses which did get filmed. He eats canned food and carries
on his walk. He sings a song to himself. He doesn’t look tired yet. In fact, he seems
to be enjoying the walk so far. He is caught off guard by a sudden and loud greeting. Jake
jumps startled and sees a brown man sitting by the roadside. The man calls himself Eli.
He asks why Jake is naked. Jake explains. Eli says it is such a stupid thing to do.
Eli is spending some time in the woods and is on his way to the country. They bid goodbye
to each other. Jake has reached the seaside. It looks like
Banbury. He takes off his backpack and the loincloth to jump into the water. Well, his
loincloth has ‘Naked Wanderer’ printed on it. He is enjoying the refreshing sea until
a jellyfish bites him. He whimpers in pain and hurriedly gets out of the water. He pees
on the bitten skin to heal. The tribulations have started now.
A passing by car slows down. Three English people in it are interested to know what he
is up to with no clothes. Jake explains and introduces himself. They are Keith, Nikki
and Valerie. They think it is the most insane thing they have come across. Jakes asks where
they are heading. They are going to stay for a bit in Cervantes (a town). Jake is meant
to reach there too in three days. Valerie gives him a banana and they drive away.
He has reached the town and looks around to find Valerie and her friends’ car. A middle-aged
woman comes out of her store and embraces him vivaciously. She looks too enthusiastic
to handle. She says she has been waiting for him. He has been on the news and his itinerary
is public. She helps him take off his backpack and goes to get something for him to eat.
Jake gets dressed quickly. He expects to see Valerie around. The woman, who calls herself
Halina, is back with a food tray. She doesn’t look pleased with Naked Wanderer clothes now.
She shoves a cookie in his mouth and slips a lot of cash in his pocket for charity. She
is all over him, telling him how much she admires him. She starts giving a forced massage
to Jake who is clearly very uncomfortable. He manages to excuse himself and get away.
He finds Valerie sunbathing on the beach. He walks to her, stops after a few steps,
turns around, thinks for a moment and then keeps walking to her. She looks at him and
greets him cheerfully. He is nervous and awkward in his interaction. He asks if she is up for
a swim. Valerie says she would rather enjoy the sun for now. Jake sits beside her. He
offers to help her in rubbing sunscreen on her back. Valerie asks about his charity.
He tells her. She is impressed. Her little niece is sick like the kids Jake is raising
donations for. Both are making jokes and laughing when Nikki and Keith come walking to them.
Keith and Nikki are a couple. They are glad to see Jake again. Four of them jump into
the sea and have fun together. They are camping in Cervantes for a night.
Sitting by the fire, drinking and roasting sausages. On being asked, Jake tells them
about getting fired from his job and being single. Keith is a funny and straightforward
guy. He says Valerie is also single. She came on the trip right after getting dumped. Nikki
chides Keith for talking when not needed. They share laughs and get drunk. Three of
them have set up pods to sleep in while Jake sleeps under the sky. Valerie comes to lie
by his side, caresses his face and whispers to him that she is happy she met him. She
realizes he is asleep already. She kisses his cheek and goes to her pod to sleep.
He wakes up the next morning, takes off everything except his loincloth and is set to resume
his walk. Valerie comes to say goodbye. She gifts him a tiny piggy bank as a good luck
charm. Jake takes a selfie with her to tweet. Jake is running out of food. He tries reaching
out to Cameron but he isn’t responding. Jake has stopped to catch his breath when
Brian video calls him. His ex-personal assistant talked badly of him in an interview. Brian
needs praising tweets from Jake now more than ever. Jake promises he will do it as soon
as he gets network signals. Brian has ordered a lot of Indian dishes to eat and that is
exactly when starved Jake is on a video call. Jake’s mouth waters and before he could
ask for a food supply, Brian hangs up. Jake is napping in the woods when Eli startles
him again with a greeting. He has come trekking there. Jake says he hasn’t eaten much lately.
Eli offers to roast a rat for both of them. Jake has no option but to eat a rat.
Jake is now walking near the main road. He sees a car pull over. It is Cameron. Where
is his jeep? Jake outbursts at him for not supplying food to him on time. Cameron says
he has lost his jeep which had food supplies and a map in it. Jake is helpless. Cameron
doesn’t even have water with him. He has a milk carton that he clumsily hands over
to Jake. It falls down, slipping the little milk it had in it. Jake is sure that Cameron
deliberately let the carton fall. Jake runs after him, frustrated, while he drives away
without any genuine promise about provisions. Jake has to relieve himself. The rat has disturbed
his stomach. He isn’t finished yet when a python crawls near to him. Jake sees it
and before he could escape safely, the python bites his hand. He falls down unconscious.
He opens his eyes in a cave by a fire. Eli happened to pass by him and dragged him inside
the cave. He is running a fever now and his headaches. Jake is thankful to Eli, although
his head hurts because of the wild dragging over the rocks. Eli wonders why Jake would
be so hard on himself by signing up for this walk. Jake says he is doing it for his ex-girlfriend.
Eli finds it crazy. But he does believe that a journey like this can bring positive and
massive changes in Jake’s life. Jake feels better the next morning and resumes
his walking. Tweets about Brian are circulating and they are not good as usual. There are
tweets in admiration of Jake and they are from the girls. Well, Jasmine has also posted
her own photo with a caption that she misses her ‘boyfriend’. She does enjoy the attention.
Jake has now reached a town on the way. Townspeople are there to receive him with applause and
banners. A little girl in a wheelchair hugs Jake and thanks him for what he is doing for
kids like her. Her mother gives him donations in cash. A news reporter there asks him how
he is doing and if he has any comment on Brian King. Brian is, again, in the news for his
usual misdeeds. Jake stays silent on that one. He goes on to meet Valerie and her friends
who are staying there for a night. Jake will get a room here too. Cameron has arrived.
Jake ignores him and says he hasn’t been very much helpful as a support team. Cameron
purchases loads of goodies for Jake and keeps apologizing. But Jake is still mad at him.
Jake is savoring a burger while Keith gives him company. Keith asks what he intends to
achieve by this difficult journey. Jake tells him about Jasmine. He wants to prove that
he is a fun adventurous guy. Keith asks where Valerie is in this picture. Jake wonders if
she ever thinks of him. Keith says she does fancy Jake and keeps talking about him. Jake
looks pleased learning that. Valerie, Nikki and Cameron join them at the table. Cameron
tries to talk with Jake. Jake brushes him off again. Valerie says he should be forgiven
by now since he is very sorry. Jake complies and is cool with Cameron now. Jake is going
to avoid drinking and just sleep to continue afresh the next day. Valerie walks him to
the room. She gives him a relaxing massage. Jake wonders what made her come and drive
across Australia. She says her boyfriend ended things with her so she needed a break to feel
better. She was occupied with helping her sister in taking care of her sick niece. She
couldn’t spend much time with her boyfriend. That offended him and he dumped her. Jake
says the loss is his. Valerie doesn’t care anymore. She tells Jake about every other
girl going crazy about Naked Wanderer. He is famous now. Jake and Valerie spend a night
together, making love to each other. The next morning, Jake says goodbye to Valerie
with a promise that he will see her at Karratha. She says she will stay in Australia to spend
some more time with him when he is done with his walk.
Brian King is lying on his king-sized sofa, going through tweets. Everyone is bashing
him. Jake isn’t posting much in his glory. Brian isn’t happy. He needs to rectify the
situation. He is going to send Angel to talk some sense into Naked Wanderer.
Jake is passing by the seaside. A dune buggy races towards him and stops. It is Angel.
She knows what a sentimental person Jake is, so she intends to manipulate him into tweeting
good things about her boss. Angel sheds tears, saying how much of a kind man Brian is. He
is misunderstood all the time. It breaks his heart. Jake pats her shoulder and says he
knows she loves Brian. Angel is about to correct him but resorts to not denying it. If that
is what it takes, so why not. She admits she loves Brian and can’t see him suffering.
Jake, who had his heart broken and who knows how crazy people can get in love, like going
on a walk naked, consoles her and promises that he will tweet about Brian. Angel has
done her job very well. Jake walks among palm trees, under the sun
and by the blue seas. He does push ups while waiting for the rail tracks to get cleared.
Valerie tweets that she is waiting for him. He finally reaches Karratha. A cheerful crowd
is there to receive him. So is Valerie and her friends. Well, Cameron has brought Jasmine
there too. A bad surprise it is. He does like drama and conflict for fun. Jasmine is jealous
to see Valerie and Jake kissing each other. She goes to pull him away and put her arms
around him. Jake gets awkward. He introduces Jasmine as his friend. Jasmine says she is
more than that. Valerie looks upset. Jake is furious at Cameron for bringing Jasmine
there. Cameron lies that she was the one who forced him to bring her to meet Jake.
To Jake’s displeasure, the caravan park they are staying in at Karratha also belongs
to Halina and she is here with all of her creepy enthusiasm. She comes running to him,
hugs him and massages him. She is throwing a karaoke party for him where she asks him
to sing. The whole town is gathered there. He takes the mic and dedicates it to Valerie.
He sings Amy Winehouse’s Valerie. Everyone starts rocking to the song. Valerie smiles
and dances along with Jake. They kiss while everyone claps. Jasmine looks bitter.
Jasmine tells Jake that she wants to marry him now. Jake says she isn’t her type and
he has realized that now. They shouldn’t be together. He asks her to give back his
ring which she still has. She angrily gives it back and flounces off. Valerie has seen
Jake talking to her. She misunderstands and decides to leave for good.
Jake sees Valerie and her friends leaving in their car without saying goodbye. He shouts
from behind to stop them but they drive away. He is confused about what might have happened.
He wants to drive with Cameron after Valerie. Cameron knows Uncle Brian will ruin his life
by falling back on the plan. He asks Jake to keep walking and gives him the map Keith
had given to him. All the places they are going to go are marked on it. Jake resumes
his walk in the hope to reach Broome (the finishing line) in time and find Valerie on
the way. He had started his journey with an intention
of winning back Jasmine. But now he wants to walk for sick kids and his love.
We see Valerie downhearted and angry on the rest of her road trip. Jake keeps tweeting
to her to know what offended her. Jake crosses paths with Eli again. Jake is
tired of constant calls from Brian., He asks Eli to keep his satellite phone. Jake is taking
a different route to the finish line according to Valerie’s map. He might find her on the
way. There are no more tweets from him. People on social media are curious about Naked Wanderer.
So is Brian. Jake’s satellite phone isn’t with him anymore.
Brian gives a call to Jake and threatens to end his life if Jake doesn’t respond soon.
Brian is still in Karratha and doesn’t seem to care much about his weird uncle. He goes
back to bed where we see him fooling around with Jasmine. A surprise it is.
Jake is now crossing a desert. He is parched and having a hard time. He sees Angel coming
in his direction on a camel, with three camels carrying her provisions. Jake wonders how
she tracked him without a phone with him. She is here to deliver Brian’s message.
Some big newspaper wants to do a cover story on Naked Wanderer in ten days. Jake is supposed
to finish his three weeks walk in ten days. Jake protests but agrees when Brian offers
to double his charity amount. As soon as Angel leaves, Jake sees Eli coming behind him. So
it was because of Eli’s phone that Angel was able to track Jake. Jake shows Valerie’s
map to Eli who says he can help him get there in lesser days.
They cross the desert and walk through rocky hills. Eli hears wild dogs nearby. He and
Jake start running as fast as they can. Jake trips over and falls off a hill.
Angel is at a point to receive Jake and so is the press. Cameron is there too. But Naked
Wanderer isn’t here yet. And then they see Eli come running carrying a badly injured
Jake. Cameron calls an ambulance and takes Jake for medical assistance. Eli and Angel
go along. We see Valerie looking at the ambulance drive away. She looks concerned.
Many weeks later, Valerie and her friends give a lift to Eli in their car. They still
are on a road-trip. Three months later, Jake has finished his
walk and has raised 500 grand. He is going to be on a live tv show. People clap and cheer
for him. The interviewer asks how he raised this hefty donation. Jake gives credit to
Brian and the local people he met on the way. Brian is sitting in the control room and belching
in Jake’s earpiece. Brian wants all the credit in his name. On being asked why Jake
started this walk, he is honest in stating the truth. He did it to have his ex-girlfriend
back. Brian is outrageous up in the control room and asks Jake to say that it was because
of Brian King that he thought of this walk. Jake ignores him and goes on to talk about
Valerie, a true love he found on the way. He is sad as she left with no explanation.
The audience feels his sadness and sympathizes. As he spoke sweetly of Valerie, we see Valerie
rise from her seat. She has been there in the audience all this time. Jake walks down
the set to stand in front of her. The cameras shift on two of them. Valerie overheard Cameron
at Karratha talking about Jake’s plan to get attention from girls during his journey.
She thought she was just one of those girls. That is why she left. She regrets doing so.
She apologizes and tells Jake she loves him. Jake confesses his love for her and they kiss
amid cheers and applause. In the control room, Brian King is highly
disappointed. Angel pecks him on the cheek. Out of sympathy, for sure. Brian looks at
her and asks if she would marry him. She says no sternly. She is just one loyal assistant.