Winners: Just Friends(1985)

Winners: Just Friends is an Australian children's telemovie about navigating adolescence and moral choices. When Susan Foster moves to a new suburb, she struggles to belong in her fractured home—her father is unemployed, her mother distant, and her sister unexpectedly pregnant. She finds community at the local roller-skating rink, where she befriends Buzz, the charismatic gang leader and town's best skater. As Susan integrates into Buzz's group, she witnesses his selfishness and cruelty toward his friends. Caught between the desire to fit in and her sense of fairness, Susan faces a pivotal decision about who she wants to be. Part of the Australian Children's Television Foundation's Winners series, the film explores peer pressure, loyalty, and the cost of belonging.