Lebanese Australian John Morkos is released from prison intent on a new life, but he finds his younger brother Charlie being lured by the local underworld, and keeping bad company at high school. George's demands to stay clear of crime fall on deaf ears. In the thrall of gang leader Zeus, Charlie's life oscillates between the schoolyard punch-ups and the gangland streets of his neighborhood. When John meets local Aussie girl Sydney and finds a job at a boxing gym, his life is challenged in unexpected ways. Meanwhile, Charlie's continuing descent into the world of crime places his whole family in harm's way, forcing John to risk his new life to right his younger brother's wrongs.