Set in the 1940's, Ouma Se Slim Kind is an honest tale of the foibles of humanity, love and friendship, set against the often harsh, yet strikingly beautiful rural South African landscape.

After the devastating death of his girlfriend, singer-songwriter, Louw, flees the city and retreats to the tranquility of his family's farm, to make sense of his loss. He rekindles his friendship with an ex-girlfriend and befriends an abused and troubled teenager. By taking the teenager under his wing, Louw finds new focus and the strength to carry on.

An American mother receives word that her drug addled son has been kidnapped by a drug lord operating in South Africa.