In the summer of 1969, in a small Australian town, Charlie Bucktin is awakened in the middle of the night by Jasper Jones, a mixed-race outcast, who leads him to a hidden glade where a girl's body is hanging from a tree. Charlie finds himself caught up in a web of secrets and lies as he tries to uncover the truth behind the girl's death.
Mystery, Racism, Coming Of Age, Friendship, Secrecy