Eli Bell is a precocious young boy growing up in the suburbs of Brisbane, Australia in the 1980s. Already dealing the with the harsh realities of life - a lost father, a selectively mute brother, a recovering addict mom, a heroin dealer for a stepfather, and a notorious criminal for a babysitter - Eli is just trying to follow his heart and understand what it means to become a good man.

Based on the best-selling novel by Trent Dalton.