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Plot. During the 1986 FIFA World Cup the Northern Ireland national football team play against Brazil national football team in one of the most memorable games in Irish footballing history. The film follows the lives of passionate football supporter Arthur and his son Tommy from East Belfast.
Jul 30, 2015 · Shooting for Socrates: Directed by James Erskine. With John Hannah, Conleth Hill, Richard Dormer, Art Parkinson. In November 1985, the troubled streets of Belfast are torn up by rioting yet again. In amongst the angry mob, we find nine year old Tommy, nonchalantly dribbling a ball through the insanity.
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- Comedy, Drama, Sport
- James Erskine
- 2015-07-30
Jun 4, 2015 · Shooting for Socrates review – football soothes tension in 80s Northern Ireland. In a patchy period drama, Catholics and Protestants set aside their differences as a World Cup clash with the...
Shooting for Socrates (2014) Full Cast & Crew. See agents for this cast & crew on IMDbPro. Directed by. James Erskine. Writing Credits (in alphabetical order) Cast (in credits order) Produced by. Music by. Andrew Simon McAllister. ... (original score by) Cinematography by. Joel Devlin. ... director of photography. Editing by. Casting By.
Shooting for Socrates is a David and Goliath story set in Belfast against the backdrop of the 1986 World Cup. In a Northern Ireland divided on religious lines, nine-year-old Tommy learns to make sense of the world through his passion for football and his father's love of Greek philosophy.