Summary
A struggling primary school teacher is forced to take drastic action because of a foul-mouthed, violent student, and uncovers how her community will turn a blind eye to the most outrageous events to preserve harmony and their sense of safety.
Good for
- Friends night
- Thought-provoking
- Adults
Where to watch
Not streaming in any country yet.
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics a little warmer than audiences (+5)
Critics 73Audiences 68GoodWatch 71
Tomatometer82%
Metascore63
User score7.5
Letterboxd · 73 K ratings3.6/5
IMDb6.7
Audience score59%
Running time
1 h 40 min
A typical length for comedies
typical 100100Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.
Reach
To rent or buy in 3 countries
Released
2026
September 10, 2026
This year
Genres
ComedyThrillerLanguage
English
Original language
Also spoken
PortugueseMade in
United Kingdom
United States
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightPartner WatchSolo WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
24 of 53
Saoirse RonanMaria
Eddie WallerDanny
Nia BrownPauline
Jacob AndersonSam
Rakie AyolaSylvia
Robert EmmsJosh
Sean GilderFrank
Kerry HowardPC Williams
Jaye JacobsKhaliya's Mum- JvJoanna van KampenCarys's Mum
Kirris RiviereJamal's Dad
Dorian SimpsonZayn's Dad
Jack AshtonEddy's Dad- MCMartin CarrollNeighbor #1
Reena DusilaHaleema's Mum- PLPontus LiedbergOfsted Inspector
- MSMylee SoverallKhaliya
- JJJohn JosephScout's Dad
- SRSerena RamOlivia
- HIHarvey IpGus
- LKLakhan KonsalLakhan
- DIDanny IqbalJaden
- MMMohamed Mohammed AhmedJamal
- ETEva TennearEleanor
Directing · 1
- Jonatan Etzler Director
Writing · 2
- Jess O'Kane Writer
- Rasmus Lindgren Novel
Production · 10
- Judy Counihan Executive Producer
- Kristian Brodie Executive Producer
- Paul Wiegard Executive Producer
- Jamie Hall Executive Producer
- Philip Knatchbull Executive Producer
- Charles Moore Executive Producer
Camera · 1
- Nea Asphäll Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Robert Krantz Editor
Sound · 1
- Chris Roe Original Music Composer
Art · 1
- Jacqueline Abrahams Production Design
Costume & Make-Up · 1
- Sarah Blenkinsop Costume Design
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