Steve had its world premiere in the platform prize section of the 2025 toronto international film festival, and was released in select cinemas in the united kingdom and the united states on. Based on max porter’s bestselling novel shy, steve is the story of a head. Each character gets their moment under the spotlight, but essentially we focus on "steve" - a man who has demons of his own and on "shy" whose behaviour has left his mum and stepfather to.
Sep 6, 2025“steve” is about a chaotic 24 hours in the life of its title character, who is the head of a boarding school for troubled young men called stanton wood. Steve clearly loves the boys. The film follows a pivotal day in the life of headteacher steve and his students at a last-chance reform school amidst a world that has forsaken them.
Oct 3, 2025steve blends the troubled-teen school of short term 12 with the substance-abusing teacher – and gritty, handheld-camera style – of half nelson. The film follows a pivotal day in the life of headteacher steve (academy award winner cillian murphy) and his students at a last-chance reform school amidst a world that has forsaken them. Aug 19, 2025the cast of steve is led by cillian murphy as the headteacher steve.
Operated by the title character, steve — into whom lead actor cillian murphy channels all sorts of irreconcilable conflict — this is the reform. Jul 1, 2025cillian murphy plays headteacher steve.