Young Plato review: An endearing documentary on a charismatic headteacher in Belfast
Kevin McArevey, principal of the Holy Cross school in Ardoyne, was the subject of Young Plato, on RTÉ One.
Young Plato opens on a bleak bird’s eye view of Ardoyne, once the murder capital of Belfast – since dubbed the suicide capital of Europe. Then comes the contrast – charismatic headteacher Kevin McArevey driving through the mural-lined streets with his Elvis bobblehead on the dashboard, bopping away to If I Can Dream.
As he waves to a passing child, a smiling McArevey breaks into song with Elvis-like enthusiasm: “If I can dream of a better land where all my brothers work hand in hand…”
