Set in the height of summer in Sydney, Australia, ‘Tangles and Knots’ follows a unique, intimate relationship between a young, beautiful mother and her awkward teenage daughter. They act more like girlfriends together. This relationship becomes threatened when the mother helps her daughter throw a house party to impress new, more popular friends. As their relationship unravels throughout the night, a much more sinister threat emerges that will jeopardize their bond forever.