Gritty Australian crime drama based on the infamous 'Bodies in the Barrels' murders, which took place in Australia in the 1990s. Lucas Pittaway stars as Jamie Vlassakis, a lonely and vulnerable 16-year-old boy living in the impoverished Adelaide suburb of Snowtown with his single ...Gritty Australian crime drama based on the infamous 'Bodies in the Barrels' murders, which took place in Australia in the 1990s. Lucas Pittaway stars as Jamie Vlassakis, a lonely and vulnerable 16-year-old boy living in the impoverished Adelaide suburb of Snowtown with his single mother and two younger brothers.
When he meets John Bunting (Daniel Henshall), a charismatic older man who has recently moved into the neighbourhood, Jamie's life changes beyond recognition as he gradually becomes drawn into a world of bigotry, brutality and hatred.