When new teacher Steve Drake joins the faculty at a school for special-needs students, his unorthodox instruction methods raise eyebrows. But attitudes begin to change when he makes a connection with a particularly unruly student.
Acting
Ian Hart's wired, wounded performance.
Writing
Dialogue that bites back.
Direction
Vadim Jean finds beauty in bleakness.
Director
Vadim Jean
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Rúaidhrí Conroy was 17 and had no formal training — Vadim Jean found him at a Dublin youth club and built the film around his raw unpredictability.
The film barely released in 1995 but became a touchstone in UK special education circles; some teachers still screen it for training, others ban it for 'dangerous inspiration.'
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