Philip ends up dead, assumed to be suicide, but Eric believes that he may have been killed by youth offenders.Įric is later released and is guided by social worker Terry ( Peter Mullan).
Eric (dubbed as Boy A during the trial) and Philip are remanded into custody at secure units. The girl is killed, although the film shows neither who kills her nor how. When Philip drops the knife, Eric picks it up, and follows them under the bridge. He grabs the girl and drags her under a bridge. Philip approaches her and starts slashing at her forearms with the knife. She criticizes them and refers to them as 'scum' when she witnesses Philip vandalising a park sign with a Stanley knife. Philip gets into an argument with a girl from their school who comes across the two boys loitering in a park. It is later disclosed that Philip is the victim of rape perpetrated by his older brother. His past is told through flashbacks.Įric Wilson befriends Philip Craig, who is a troublemaker and rescues him from a group of bullies.
The film commences when Eric is released from either a secure unit or prison under the name Jack Burridge.
