十六岁的杰米（卢卡斯·皮塔威 Lucas Pittaway 饰）和两个弟弟艾利克斯（Marcus Howard 饰）、尼古拉斯（Matthew Howard 饰）一起，同母亲过着相依为命的生活。一家人住在政府专门建造提供给贫民们居住的社区中，他们的左邻右舍，都是和他们一样无家可归的社会下层人士。 杰米终日生活在压抑和痛苦之中，弟弟们少不知事成日里调皮捣蛋，母亲则怨天尤人郁郁寡欢，杰米想要离开家庭，离开这个地方，就在此时，一个名为约翰（丹尼尔·亨绍尔 Daniel Henshall 饰）的男人出现在了杰米的身边，这个高大幽默的男人，满足了杰米对于父亲的一切幻想。随着时间的推移，杰米和约翰的关系越来越亲密起来，他甚至搬到了约翰家里，可渐渐的，约翰露出了不为人知的一面。
Sixteen-year-old Jamie lives with his mother, Elizabeth, and two younger brothers, Alex and Nicholas, in a housing trust home in Adelaide's northern suburbs. Their home is but one of many sun-starved houses crammed together to cater for a disenfranchised society. Jamie longs for an escape from the violence and hopelessness that surrounds him and his salvation arrives in the form of John, a charismatic man who unexpectedly comes to his aid. As John spends more and more time with Jamie's family, Elizabeth and her boys begin to experience a stability and sense of family that they have never known. John moves from the role of Jamie's protector to that of a mentor, indoctrinating Jamie into his world, a world brimming with bigotry, righteousness and malice. Like a son mimicking his father, Jamie soon begins to take on some of John's traits and beliefs as he spends more and more time with him and his select group of friends. The protection and guidance that John presents to Jamie is initially welcomed however as events occur around him, including the disappearance of several people, Jamie begins to harbour deep suspicions about John and his motivations. When the truth is finally revealed to Jamie his hopes of happiness are threatened by both his loyalty for, and fear of, his father-figure John Bunting, Australia's most notorious serial killer.
获奖情况
第64届戛纳电影节 (2011)
影评人周单元 特别提及 贾斯汀·库泽尔
费比西奖-特别提及 贾斯汀·库泽尔
