Upright tells the story of two misfits thrown together by chance in the middle of the Australian desert, forging bonds in a quest to transport a precious piano from one side of the country to the other.

Having lost his pills, Lucky is in a hurry to see a doctor. But Meg has other ideas.

Meg is beside her herself after losing her purse, leaving her and Lucky with no more money, as the highway patrol escalates its manhunt for two highly wanted persons.

Waiting for their ute to be repaired, Meg and Lucky join a campground party on the Great Australian Bight, but the night takes a nasty turn when Lucky discovers a suicide note.

When Lucky wakes to find Meg has taken off with his piano, he’s ready to admit defeat. But after getting bitten by a snake, he has a vision of his mother who urges him to keep going.

Lucky decides to abandon his piano and take responsibility for Meg’s welfare, but news about his mother sends him into a new spiral of despair.