102 mins |
Rated
TBC (Through Generations)
A Primary School in Belfast’s Ardoyne housing estates invokes the wisdom of the ancient Greek philosophers to fight poverty, drug dealers and the IRA. The school hopes to restore hope in the battered community, where violence keeps interrupting their daily life.
We see how philosophy can encourage children to question the mythologies of war and of violence, and sometimes challenge the narratives of their parents, peers and socio-economic groups.
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A Primary School in Belfast’s Ardoyne housing estates invokes the wisdom of the ancient Greek philosophers to fight poverty, drug dealers and the IRA. The school hopes to restore hope in the battered community, where violence keeps interrupting their daily life.
We see how philosophy can encourage children to question the mythologies of war and of violence, and sometimes challenge the narratives of their parents, peers and socio-economic groups.