Mallboy

Mallboy is an Australian film released in 2001, written and directed by Vincent Giarrusso, which depicts the difficulties faced by an adolescent trying to grow up in a community plagued by social problems.

Shauns life slowly begins to change for the better when his father is released from gaol. Hoping that they can now pursue a meaningful relationship, he is disappointed when he finds his father is not reciprocal. Ironically having once seen his father as a positive role model, Shaun eventually resolves to avoid the life his father has lived on overcoming his initial distress and feelings of rejection. Not long after his teenage sister gives birth, he decides, with the support from his mother, to leave his family and friends behind to start a new life in a home for disadvantaged adolescents.Unlike Australian comedies, Mallboy is a film which depicts some bogans in a serious manner. A scene includes Shauns mother holding his fathers welcome back party and getting high on amphetamines, after which she starts a fight with his fathers new girlfriend. Various other scenes also include drug use, fighting and confrontational swearing. ........

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