COMMITTEE FILMS
PLATO'S BREAKING POINT - GENRE: THRILLER
The two main characters, Raoul and Plato, are close friends. They are both in an effective criminal organization and seemingly untouchable. As a result, the Police assign them round the clock surveillance. when a surveillance officer begins to personally harass him, Plato begins to lose controll. His relationship with his girlfriend breaks down and he begins to have a nervous breakdown, culminating in an epileptic fit while in Police custody. Infuriated that Raoul seems to have left him to suffer alone, Plato insults their boss Hourihane and gets pushed out of the close knit organization. He vows to take revenge and buys a gun which he shows to Raoul. He confesses he wants to kill a cop. Raoul, meanwhile, manages to find relief from his chaotic personal life, when he meets Raine, who brings the order and love he craves back into his life.
REVIEWS
CANNES DAY 4
Plato’s Breaking Point
England, Directed by Nigel Roffe-Barker
Riviera 04: 05/16/02: 04:00pm
(***) of four
Time slept during: None
The film focuses on two criminals: Plato and his closest friend. Suspected of being involved in multiple bank heists, the two are placed under constant police surveillance. The pressure becomes too much for Plato, though, who soon seems close to cracking. As his world disintegrates around him, Plato finds himself descending more and more into madness and he soon believes that violence is his only way out. The movie is a low-budget DV feature shot in London that really manages to reach outside of its restraints. Roffe-Barker directs with style, keeping the viewer wondering what will happen next. Acting is also excellent, which elevates the movie further since it relies heavily on watching the psychological states of the characters. Though it already runs at a lean 84 minutes, some sequences still seem a bit overlong and I wonder if there isn’t a fantastic 70 minute movie hidden in here somewhere. Additionally, some of the “split-screen” flashy editing seems somewhat misplaced in an altogether non-flashy movie. Still, minor problems can easily be ignored thanks to the intelligent script and the gripping acting. The movie will very likely not find much of an audience outside of Britain, but it deserves more than that.
Marc Berzenski Movie reviews www.shadowbloom.com
NEWS
MAY 08
The Boy and the Prophet now with prospective investors in place and progressing well in development.
The Refuge will be screening on TV Ontario, Canada
Sunday, November 4th at 9:00pm
THE REFUGE NORTH AMERICAN RELEASE DATE SET 28th SEPTEMBER 2007
Refuge sought for BFI catalogue and Mediateque screenings.
Refuge plays at Oxford Human Rights Film Festival 3 Mar 2007
Having won Cinequest’s Maverick Filmmakers, Directors Award Cinequest take up NORTH AMERICAN DVD rights with a release date set for 28th SEPTEMBER 2007
Internet download rights for the US go to Jaman.com, Cinequest’s World Cinema movie download site.
April 2007 More TV sales with Canada and Finland joining the small but growing series of sold territories.