Cillian Murphy is a proud Irishman but first and foremost he is a proud Cork man.
It has been announced that his new film Steve will have its European premiere in his native Cork this September.
The film will be released as part of this year’s Sounds from a Safe Harbour Arts Festival in the city.
The festival runs from 11th to 14th September.
The upcoming Netflix film, Steve, will have its European premiere at the Arc Cinema Cork on Saturday, 13th September.
Cillian will be in attendance at the premiere in Cork and will hold a panel discussion with director Tim Mielants and screenwriter and author Max Porter in the Cork Opera House.
The synopsis of Steve reads: “Set in the mid-90s, Steve is a reimagining of Max Porter’s Sunday Times bestseller Shy. The film follows a pivotal day in the life of headteacher Steve and his students at a last-chance reform school amidst a world that has forsaken them.
“As Steve fights to protect the school’s integrity and impending closure, we witness him grappling with his own mental health. In parallel to Steve’s struggles, we meet Shy (Jay Lycurgo), a troubled teen caught between his past and what lies ahead as he tries to reconcile his inner fragility with his impulse for self-destruction and violence.”
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The rest of the cast includes Tracey Ullman (The Tracey Ullman Show, Mrs. America), Simbi Ajikawo (Top Boy), Jay Lycurgo (Half Bad: The Bastard Son & The Devil Himself, I May Destroy You) and Emily Watson (Breaking the Waves, Small Things Like These).
Further cast members include Douggie McMeekin, Youssef Kerkour, Luke Ayres, Joshua J Parker, Araloyin Oshunremi, Tut Nyuot, Tom Moya, Ahmed Ismail, Joshua Barry, Archie Fisher, Ben Lloyd-Hughes, Priyanga Burford, George Fouracres, Marcus Garvey, Ruby Ashbourne-Serkis and Roger Allam.
Steve will release in select cinemas in September and on Netflix on October 3rd
