“Several of us from Jászság groups 3 and 4 participated in the opening event of the Budapest International Documentary Film Festival held at the Lehel Film Theater in Jászberény. Film screenings are held at several locations in the country. We watched the film Young Plato, which showed how to deal with stress in chidhood through the views of the Greek philosophers. The film’s message was clear, it tried to lead the viewer to a less stressful, prejudice-free way of thinking, all through the life of an Irish public school. In the end, the work turned out to be very effective and I think it is very important to watch such films and documentaries!” Gyula Pege, Jászság group 3
“I already took part in this festival last year, when I watched the films at the Mammut cinema in Budapest. This year, the city of Jászberény had the honor of hosting the event here, among other cities. It’s a huge thing that in my hometown you can see such films that you can’t get rid of for a long time, they are so thought-provoking and deal with serious topics. It is very important for me, as a documentary film directing student, to learn and experience from these films. The opening film of the Jászberény part of the festival was the Irish-Northern-Irish work Young Plato. The film takes place in the northern part of Belfast, a part of the city with a tumultuous history, which has seen a lot of things, since it has been one of the focal points of the Catholic-Protestant conflict since the 90’s. There have been many acts of terrorism here, fortunately since the turn of the millennium there have been fewer and fewer. The action takes place in a Catholic schoo of boysl, where only junior students study. The principal teaches philosophy to the juniors, where they seek answers to the questions of moral life. I wonder why brother nations have been at war for decades, what is the point of this and how can we achieve peaceful coexistence when we no longer have to build walls between people from British and Irish nationality. The film gives a deep insight into the everyday life of the school and the spiritual world of the children. The director uses the tools of intellect and understanding to guide the children and their parents to a moral and peaceful path and to build a future generation that does not live like past generations. The film had a great impact on me, I will definitely watch it again. Fortunately, I will be able to watch more excellent documentaries like this at the festival this weekend.” Dávid Vig, Jászság group 3
