Overview

• The film streams globally on Netflix on October 3 following its Toronto debut and a limited theatrical run in the UK and US.
• Set in mid‑1990s England, the story follows a reform school director under threat of closure and a student named Shy navigating turmoil.
• Cillian Murphy stars as the director, with Jay Lycurgo as Shy and supporting turns from Emily Watson, Tracey Ullman and Simbi Ajikawo.
• Tim Mielants directs from Max Porter’s source novel Shy, with production by Big Things Films and producers Alan Moloney, Cillian Murphy and Tina Pawlik, and Porter as executive producer.
• Ben Salisbury and Geoff Barrow provide the score, and early critiques align the film with British social realism, noting comparisons to Adolescence.