Following his father’s death and the resulting financial hardship for his family, a young man—played by Charlie Hunnam—agrees to a proposition from his affluent relative, Ralph, portrayed by Christopher Plummer. The arrangement involves him journeying north to work as a teacher at the school run by "Wackford Squeers," brought to life with some skill by Jim Broadbent. Squeers is depicted as an abusive figure who infli…