Plot

Based on true events, 16-year-old Jamie falls in with his mother's new boyfriend and his crowd of self-appointed neighborhood watchmen, a relationship that leads to a spree of torture and murder.

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, John, his father-figure. The story is taken from real facts that occured in Australia.—Anonymous

This film is based on the horrific true story set in South Australia in the 90s and is about Jamie and his half brothers who live with their mother Elizabeth. Jamie is being molested by his half brother and a neighbor. They are friends with John Bunting, a guy who doesn't like fat people, druggies or gay people, and he doesn't care if you know it. Jamie is easily lead and John takes him under his wing. Jamie soon realizes that John is not a nice guy, he comes across nice when his mom and others are around, but shows his true colors when he's with Jamie. Slowly but surely Jamie's friends and family start disappearing, and then Jamie is put in a situation he can't get out of. But is he as innocent as he thinks?—Michael Hallows Eve

Based on a true story, Snowtown (or The Snowtown Murders) is a story of a series of murders committed in the 1990s in and around Adelaide, South Australia by a group of serial killers. It explores the various dark and misguided relationships between the various members of the murderous gang.

Based on the horrifying crimes discovered in 1999 in Snowtown, Australia. Police found dismembered bodies rotting in barrels. THE SNOWTOWN MURDERS, is Justin Kurzel's directorial debut! A journey into feral subculture of addiction, domestic violence, brutality, sexual abuse and dependence on a broken welfare system recipients struggle to survive on. Elizabeth Harvey, a single parent, resides in Adelaide's poor northern suburbs with her 3 sons. When her latest boyfriend displays pedophilic behavior, she finds a new boyfriend seeking security and stability for her sons. Unwittingly, she invites an even more dangerous predator into her home! Amongst the locals who hold Neighborhood Watch meetings, John Bunting is their self appointed moral compass. Casting judgement on their neighbors fueled by beer and tobacco, Bunting coerces his crew to commit sadistic acts of vigilantism on those considered deviants, while taking Jamie (Elizabeth's son) under his tutelage. Jamie, a vulnerable teen, becomes an accomplice to a spree of torture and murder; confused by terror and misdirected hero worship. THE SNOWTOWN MURDERS, available on AMC+ on Apple TV, reveals a bully who's the worst kind of father figure for a vulnerable teenager.—onelonedolphin-38389