Today Soilsiú Films and Cosmic Cat are delighted to announce that their new documentary 'YOUNG PLATO' will be released in UK and Irish cinemas from 11th March.
Directed by Neasa Ní Chianáín (Frank Ned & Busy Lizzie, Fairytale of Kathmandu) and Declan McGrath (Lomax in Éirinn, Stephen: My Fight For Life), produced by David Rane (School Life, In Loco Parentis) and co-produced by Hanne Phlypo, Jackie Doyle and Céline Nusse, 'Young Plato' is an observational documentary set in post-conflict Belfast's Ardoyne, where the actions of a school headmaster make a profound difference in a marginalised, working class community that has for generations been plagued by poverty, drugs and guns. The film celebrated its World Premiere at DocNYC and its European Premiere will be at Thessaloniki Documentary Festival.
YOUNG PLATO charts the dream of Elvis-loving headmaster Kevin McArevey - a maverick who is determined to change the fortunes of the inner-city community where he works. The all-boys primary school becomes a hot house for questioning violence, as the headmaster sends his young wards home each day armed with the wisdom of the ancient Greek philosophers. The boys challenge their parents and neighbours to forsake the prejudice that has kept this low-level civil war on the boil for decades. YOUNG PLATO hums with the confidence of youth, a tribute to the power of the possible.
