Plato's Academy

Award-winning director Filippos Tsitos’ wonderfully quirky new feature, “serious in its sly comedy and amusing in its tragedy”, challenges the ideologies of four xenophobic sidewalk philosophers and longtime friends when they learn that one of them is not what he seems.  Within the Athenian neighborhood of Plato's Academy, one narrow-minded man learns the truth about his Albanian ancestry, a discovery that threatens to destroy his closest friendships and upend his worldview. 

Tsitos’ expertly cast, acutely funny drama navigates a touchy terrain to deliver intelligent performances in this universal portrait of intolerance.  A compelling and endearing must-see feature.

Print Source: Greek Film Center, Iliana Zakopoulou, iliana.zakopoulou@gfc.gr