Young Plato: Transforming young lives through philosophy
Video duration 46 minutes 57 seconds
A headmaster in the Ardoyne community in Belfast enlists the wisdom of philosophers to help children deal with conflict.
Headmaster Kevin McArevey is a misfit determined to change the fate of an inner-city community plagued by urban decay, sectarian aggression, poverty and drugs.
The boys-only primary school in post-conflict Belfast, Northern Ireland, is becoming a hothouse for thought and questioning, as the headmaster encourages children to look beyond the boundaries and limitations of their community, and its young wards are armed with the wisdom every day of the ancient Greek philosophers.
The boys challenge their school friends, parents and neighbors to find alternatives to violence and prejudice, and to question the mythologies of war.
Young Plato is a movie directed by Neasa Ni Chianain and Declan McGrath.