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In a pivotal day in the 1990s, headteacher Steve fights to protect his last-chance reform school's integrity against its impending closure, while grappling with his own mental health. Meanwhile, troubled student Shy is caught between his past and future as he tries to reconcile his inner fragility with his impulse for self-destruction and violence.
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