Shooting for Socrates

Shooting for Socrates follows a nine-year-old boy in the troubled Belfast of 1985 as he makes sense of his divided world through football and the philosophical teachings of his father, while the Northern Ireland national team prepares to face Brazil at the 1986 World Cup. Blending human drama with the underdog spirit of a modest team, the film tells a classic David versus Goliath story. With strong performances and a warm, heartfelt tone, it has been praised as an uplifting and moving film, particularly appealing to football fans and audiences who enjoy stories of perseverance and self-improvement.

Shooting for Socrates
James Erskine
UK, 2015
91 min.