Snowtown (2011, Australia)

Sixteen-year-old Jamie lives with his mother, Elizabeth, and brothers, Alex and Nicholas, in a housing trust home in suburban Adelaide. He longs for an escape from the violence and hopelessness that surrounds him.  His salvation arrives in the form of John, a charismatic man who unexpectedly comes to his aid.   He spends more and more time with Jamie’s family.  As a result, Elizabeth and her boys begin to experience a new sense of stability.

John moves from the role of Jamie’s protector to that of a mentor, indoctrinating Jamie into his world.  It’s a world brimming with bigotry, righteousness and malice.   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.