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Cillian Murphy stars in Netflix drama Steve as headteacher of a last-chance reform school
Cillian Murphy
plays the impassioned headteacher of a last-chance reform school in a trailer for
Netflix
film Steve.
Set in the mid-1990s and directed by Tim Mielants, the movie follows a pivotal day in the life of Steve (Murphy) and his students, who exist in a world that has abandoned them.
The drama is a reimagining of
Max Porter's Sunday Times bestseller Shy
, named after its protagonist, a teenager who boards at the school on a programme for troubled youths.
The trailer shows Murphy's character describing himself to a film crew as 'very, very tired' amid clips of violence among pupils.
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In a voiceover, he adds: 'These are extraordinarily complex young people.'
Other scenes see Steve speaking to Shy, drinking an unknown substance from a small transparent bottle, and screaming while clenching his fists.
I May Destroy You
star Jay Lycurgo plays Shy, a troubled teenager who needs to reconcile with his past and control his impulses for self-destruction and violence.
The movie shows Shy's interactions with Steve, who in turn is grappling with his mental health as he fights to protect the school from closure.
The supporting cast includes Tracey Ullman and
Emily Watson
, who starred with Murphy in the Irish drama
Small Things Like These
.
Murphy (49), who is a producer for Steve, won a Bafta and Oscar last year for his title role in
Christopher Nolan's
epic
Oppenheimer
.
He also plays Birmingham gangster Tommy Shelby in the hit TV series Peaky Blinders, which is being turned into a film for Netflix and will also star
Saltburn's
Barry Keoghan
.
Steve is in select cinemas from September 19th and on Netflix from October 3rd. - PA
