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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 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

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

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