A Documentary By Neasa Ní Chianáin and Declan McGrath
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Vera Film Festival- Official Selection- 2022
Thessaloniki Documentary Film Festival- International Competition- 2022
One World- International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival- Official Selection- 2022
CPH:DOX- Official Selection- 2022
Guth Gafa International Documentary Film Festival- Official Selection- 2022
Cleveland International Film Festival - Official Selection- 2022
ACT Human Rights Film Festival- Official Selection- 2022
Crossing Europe Film Festival- Official Selection- 2022
Seattle International Film Festival- Official Selection- 2022
Docfest München- Official Selection- 2022
Millenium Docs Against Gravity- We Can Be Hero's Selection-2022
Sydney Film Festival- Official Selection- 2022
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Young Plato
Directed by Neasa Ní Chianáin and Declan McGrath
Run time: 102 min. Public Performance Rights Starting at $299
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A maverick, Elvis-loving headmaster in a rough Belfast housing estate sends his young pupils home with philosophy to challenge violence. He uses critical thinking and a big dollop of humor to restore hope in a community, plagued by poverty and drugs. |
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Long Synopsis:
Young Plato charts the dream of an Elvis-loving, maverick, Irish headmaster, determined to turn the fortunes of an inner-city community plagued by sectarian aggression, poverty and drugs. The all-boys primary school in post-conflict Belfast becomes a hot-house for questioning violence, as the boys go home each day armed with the wisdom of the ancient Greek philosophers to challenge parents and neighbors.
Young Plato charts the dream of an Elvis-loving, maverick, Irish headmaster, determined to turn the fortunes of an inner-city community plagued by sectarian aggression, poverty and drugs. The all-boys primary school in post-conflict Belfast becomes a hot-house for questioning violence, as the boys go home each day armed with the wisdom of the ancient Greek philosophers to challenge parents and neighbors.
Praise for Young Plato
"Young Plato is a fascination, sometimes funny and often touching film. It's easy to see why the directors were drawn to McArevey and his school." - Michael O'Sullivan, The Washington Post
"A very engaging film." - Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian
"Observant without feeling exploitative, the unassuming Young Plato eavesdrops on a number of situations in which individual children are challenged on their behaviour or nurtured in their better instincts...The positivity of Young Plato is highly engaging, but the directors also ensure we have a sense of what is at stake here." - Allan Hunter, Screen Daily
"A very engaging film." - Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian
"Observant without feeling exploitative, the unassuming Young Plato eavesdrops on a number of situations in which individual children are challenged on their behaviour or nurtured in their better instincts...The positivity of Young Plato is highly engaging, but the directors also ensure we have a sense of what is at stake here." - Allan Hunter, Screen Daily
