based on novel   shovel   love   brother sister relationship   trust   flashback   divorce   disfigured face   disfigurement   gay interest   coming of age   mentor   reference to john wayne   injustice   sibling rivalry   directed by star   boarding school   teaching   intergenerational friendship   child driving car   witch hunt   pariah   by the sea   learning   mean sister   narrative   reference to hugh hefner   troubled family   friendship   mother son relationship   teacher student relationship   suspicion