Shooting for Socrates film Premier

In Support of the 15th Belfast Film Festival, we are delighted to announce that members of the 1986 Northern Ireland World Cup squad will be attending the Gala Premiere of Shooting for Socrates on Friday 24th April, at the Waterfront Hall, Belfast. 

As part of our wider aim to help inspire young people through film, Into Film have a number of complimentary tickets available for local youth groups to attend the Premier which will also have the actual World Cup trophy display

Players expected to be at the screening include Manchester United legends David McCreery, Sammy McIlroy, Jimmy Nichol and Norman Whiteside, as well as Pat Jennings, ex-Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur (regarded as one of the finest goalkeepers of all time), Gerry Armstrong, goal scoring hero of the 1982 World Cup campaign, Billy Hamilton, Phil Hughes, John McClelland, John O’Neill, Jim Platt, Jimmy Quinn and Paul Ramsey.

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 his world through his passion for football and his father’s love of Greek philosophy. Meanwhile, the country’s football team, a collection of ringers and misfits, are pitted against a modern day Goliath – the Brazilian football team, led by the remarkable politician/philosopher/footballing genius Socrates de Souza who pronounces “victory is secondary, what matters is joy”. This joyous comedy is about following your dreams, no matter where you come from, and losing your heart to the “beautiful game”.

Event Details: 

Shooting for Socrates (PG)

Friday, 24 April, 2015
@ 8:00pm
Waterfront Hall Belfast

To request  group tickets please  contact  Sean Kelly  [email protected]