British Council Logo UK Films Database
Project Detail

Plato's Breaking Point

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 film
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

Categories

Fiction

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

Page updates

This page was last updated on 12th May 2025. Please let us know if we need to make any amendments or request edit access by clicking below.

Suggest amendments

See also

You may also be interested in other relevant projects in the database.

No Women No Children No Women No Children

Director: Akporé Uzoh

Year: 2025

The aftermath of a sexual assault (rape). Exploring the deep-felt consequences for all involved. At its heart an epic story of a couple's fight for the survival of their love.

Black Drama
LILI LILI

Director: Navid Khonsari, Vassiliki Khonsari

Year: 2027

Immerse yourself as a dark-web hacker in LILI, a neo-noir interactive adaptation of Macbeth set in contemporary Iran. As Lili plots a murder to secure her husband's rise in the militia, your covert actions expose the machinery of surveillance, power, and violence in a regime where nothing stays hidden.

Action Crime / Mystery Human Rights Literary Adaption Thriller
Adam exploring the theatre Ghost Town

Director: Fireproof Games

Year: 2025

Ghost Town is a single player VR puzzle-adventure set in 1980s Britian from the makers of The Room. Life has been going well for Edith. The paranormal detective agency she runs with her flatmate has never been busier, she’s almost up-to-date with her rent and the ghosts in her bathroom mirror have been less demanding than usual. But Edith’s world is turned upside down when her brother goes missing and a mysterious new lead promises to reveal clues of his whereabouts. Edith’s journey begins with a visit to a remote Scottish island in the hope a gifted clairvoyant can provide some much-needed answers.

Adventure