The Death of Socrates (2010)

This is the story of the first martyr of free speech. Socrates is on trial for his life. He will be put to death. 2500 years later we remember his words.

Directors:

Natasa Prosenc Stearns, Matias Basso,

Writers:

Plato (original story), Benjamin Jowett (translation),

Stars:

Ray Abruzzo, Jayne Anderson, Kilin Aska

Cast

Credited cast:
Ray Abruzzo	...	Callias
Jayne Anderson	...	Socrates' Wife
Kilin Aska	...	Yu
Massimo Ajmone Basso	...	Socrates
Jonathan Beckhardt	...	Socrates
Xander Berkeley	...	Socrates
Peter Bonev	...	Socrates
Danail Brezov	...	Follower
Neda Bric	...	Meletus
Chadwick Brown	...	The Counselor
Kevin Carter	...	Socrates
Harry Chaskin	...	Voice of Socrates
Whitney Cline	...	Socrates
Tyler Cochran	...	Son
Sophie Constantinou	...	Rock Star

Storyline

This is the story of the first martyr of free speech. Socrates is on trial for his life. He will be put to death and he knows it. 2500 years later we remember his words. The Death of Socrates was filmed in 10 countries by 23 filmmakers in 7 languages. One character - Socrates, changes from one scene to another from man to woman, young to old, human to animal, but delivering a monologue, broken into 23 chapters. Truth is not found in one person, in one place.

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Plot Keywords:

athens greece | justice | socrates | philosophy | free speech

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Taglines:

23 filmmakers, 10 countries, 7 languages, 0 budget, 1 martyr of free speech

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Genres:

Biography | Drama | History

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English Italian Slovenian Spanish Japanese

Filming Locations:

Bulgaria

Company Credits

Production Co:

Kanalya Pictures LLC

Technical Specs

Runtime:

84 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1 / (high definition)

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