Set in a last-chance school for delinquent young men, Steve reteams Cillian Murphy with director Tim Mielants.
After his Best Actor win for Oppenheimer, the Irish actor continues to seek challenging work in unusual films, even if they are not particularly commercial in yerms of mass audience appeal.
Murphy plays the institution’s desperate headmaster, whose unwavering commitment to some extreme, difficult cases can only withstand the threat of funding cuts for so long.
Mielants’ inventive approach, balancing raw documentary-style footage of the troubled kids and conceptual glimpses into the mental states of its characters, makes for a consistently compelling drama.
We designate Steve as “AMOUR” our digital global club for features that, for whatever reason, are Abandoned, Misunderstood, Overlooked, Underrepresented, Revisited.
Steve (2025): Tim Mielants’s Drama, Starring Oscar Winner Cillian (“Oppenheimer”) Murphy (*AMOUR*)
Steve
Set in a last-chance school for delinquent young men, Steve reteams Cillian Murphy with director Tim Mielants.
After his Best Actor win for Oppenheimer, the Irish actor continues to seek challenging work in unusual films, even if they are not particularly commercial in yerms of mass audience appeal.
Murphy plays the institution’s desperate headmaster, whose unwavering commitment to some extreme, difficult cases can only withstand the threat of funding cuts for so long.
Mielants’ inventive approach, balancing raw documentary-style footage of the troubled kids and conceptual glimpses into the mental states of its characters, makes for a consistently compelling drama.
We designate Steve as “AMOUR” our digital global club for features that, for whatever reason, are Abandoned, Misunderstood, Overlooked, Underrepresented, Revisited.