Project Detail

Plato's Breaking Point

Name: Plato's Breaking Point
Director: Nigel Barker
Genre: Drama
Released: 2002
Duration: 96 mins

Synopsis

Set in Harlesden in 1999, the film begins with the shooting of Plato Armanani by police marksmen. He and his friend, Raoul, are criminals under surveillance. As the pressure of the surveillance increases, Plato starts to crack up. He is isolated and alone. He falls out with his girlfriend, buys a gun and vows to use it on one of the cops. He shoots a cop after a boxing match, and goes on the run. Raoul tries to track him down and finds him suicidal at his mother's flat. Raoul and his girl, Raine, try to get him to safety, but they are all run to ground and Plato is tragically shot.

Details

Year: 2002
Type of project: Features
Running time: 96 mins
Format: Super 16mm
Director: Nigel Barker
Producer: David Rogers
Executive Producer: David Rogers
Editor: David Roffe, Tom Kinnersley
Screenwriter: David Roffe
Director of Photography: Miles Cook
Sound: Hugh Graham
Principal cast: Joe Ferrera, William Halliday, Delphine Lanson, Nabil Elouhabi, Mark Mooney

Genre

Drama

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Robark

73 Burlington Lane
London W4 3ET
UK

T 00 44 (0)20 8747 4731

Sales Company

Robark

73 Burlington Lane
London W4 3ET
UK

T 00 44 (0)20 8747 4731

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