
A boy climbs an unsteady path to adulthood under difficult circumstances in this drama from Australia. Shaun (Kane McNay) is a teenager growing up in a run-down suburb of Melbourne. His father Sam (Brett Swain) is in prison, while his mother Jenny (Nell Feeney) is too lost in her problems with alcohol to provide much guidance for her children. Left to his own devices, Shaun commits petty theft, smokes pot, and deals drugs to his friends as they hang out at the nearby shopping mall. Shaun seems unable to reach out to anyone, not even his girlfriend (Lauren Hawker) or Darren (Brett Tucker), a social worker eager to help him. When his father is released from prison and brings his mistress to the "Welcome Home" party Jenny throws for him, Shaun comes to realize that if he is ever to resolve his problems, he will have to do it without the help of his family. Mallboy marked the feature film debut for writer/director Vincent Giarrusso.

as Shaun

as Jenny

as Sam

as Janice

as Darren

as Tanya

as Joanne

as Sue

as Dean

as Pam

as Yvonne

as Brian

as Constable Tamara

as Ann-Marie

as Jean

as Mad Frank

as Tracy

as Manager

as Lipstick Woman

as Security Guard

as Checkout Chick

as Chris

as Kid #1

as Kid #2

as Shona

as Laurie