Overview

• Cinematic rollout began on September 19 with a short theatrical run before a confirmed Netflix launch on October 3.
• Critics consistently single out Murphy’s performance, with early aggregator scores hovering in the low-to-mid 70s.
• Reviews describe a frenetic, handheld visual style that matches the story’s high-pressure setting and mood.
• The adaptation shifts focus from the teen of the source novella to headteacher Steve, sharpening the film’s social critique of underfunded youth services.
• Director Tim Mielants says Murphy, also a producer via Big Things Films, pushed to shoot in chronological order to deepen emotional continuity.