This powerful film shows how a "predator" uses tactics to groom and manipulate a young boy into doing things he would not usually do.

Based on real intelligence around how young people are groomed, Hull's eskimosoup has created the film for the Not in our Community campaign.

Through the film, it helps highlight the risks around male victims for Not in our Community's "Male Victim Awareness Week" which took place from June 24 to June 30.

The film, part of which is shown above, uses "found footage" from various Skype calls, Instagram stories and general phone footage of "Lucas", his friends and family.

Eskimosoup for Not in our Community, has created films in the past which highlight what it might look like if someone you followed on Instagram was being groomed and exploited.

Watch part of Lucas's Story in the video above

Madison’s Story formed the Not in our Community "Summer Series" last year which was broadcast across Instagram Stories over three weeks of summer.

Eskimosoup collaborates and co-produces its films with young people to make sure it stays updated with how they speak to each other and use technology to communicate.

For Lucas’ Story, eskimosoup and Not in our Community wanted to create something which showed the perspective of parents and friends around a male victim and how sometimes even the closest to them can brush off the signs something is wrong because of the old stereotype of "boys will be boys".

A spokeswoman for Not in our Community said: "Let’s face it, if our male friends were dating a girl online, we wouldn’t immediately worry about them like we would if they were female, and signs can missed in male victims because we’re quick to assume they can look after themselves.

(Image: eskimosoup)

"Grooming is never a victim’s fault and a perpetrator uses all sorts of tactics to groom and manipulate their victims into doing things they wouldn’t usually do.

"We wanted to highlight the conversations that may happen surrounding a male victim so perhaps we can all knock the habit of assuming that signs something might not be right are just ‘a part of growing up’ for young males."

In the film, we meet Lucas’ parents who have conversations about what is happening with Lucas, focusing on how he is a "good, normal lad" with loving parents who understands internet safety and yet he is still trapped by a "predator" named Terry under the alias of "Kelly".

The spokeswoman said: "We don’t want parents to panic and ban their teenage children from using technology. The idea of the film is to highlight how something like this might happen."

(Image: eskimosoup)

In the film, which is about nine-and-a-half minutes long, Lucas meets Terry online at first and ends up blocking him because of the "weird" conversations they were having. He even seeks help from his older mate Brad because he knows Terry is "bad news".

Unfortunately, he does not see the signs that "Kelly" might not be who she says she is but Brad does.

Brad is a "lad's lad" and often takes the "mick" out of Lucas - but only for a bit of fun "as boys do". He cares enough to check in and look out for his friend when he has concerns and ends up going to a trusted adult at school for help.

The spokeswoman said: "We wanted Brad and Lucas’ relationship to be realistic and we believe that mates like Brad, who have a laugh but look out for one another, can get help when they notice the signs something is wrong with their mates.

(Image: eskimosoup)

"We want young people to know that if they spot the signs of grooming and exploitation in a mate they should speak to a trusted adult for help, no matter their gender.

"If we all look out for each other, especially our closest mates, then we can help protect each other from people like Terry.”

To watch the film in full, click here. For more details about Not in our Community, visit its website here.

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