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Back to School
It's great when an "inspirational teacher" movie strays from formula, but this one dips its toes into so many different things that it becomes hard to figure out what exactly it is.
Netflix Steve It's great when an "inspirational teacher" movie strays from formula, but this one dips its toes into so many different things that it becomes hard to figure out what exactly it is. It focuses on 24 hours circa summer 1996 at Stanton Wood, a British reform school where teens get perhaps their final shot at staying out of prison, under the watchful eye of headmaster Steve (Cillian Murphy).
And a particularly chaotic day it is, including a news crew filming a segment about the school, and information from the trustees about whether the school will even still be operating in a…
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