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Wasted Youth (film)

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Wasted Youth
Directed byArgyris Papadimitropoulos
Jan Vogel
Release date
  • March 17, 2011 (2011-03-17)
Running time
122 minutes
CountryGreece
LanguageGreek

Wasted Youth is a Greek drama film from 2011, directed by Argyris Papadimitropoulos and Jan Vogel.[1] It served as the opening film of the 2011 International Film Festival Rotterdam. [2]

The film was inspired by the shooting of Alexandros Grigoropoulos, one of the events that led to the 2008 Greek riots.[3]

Plot

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Harris, a teenage skater, hangs out with his friends experiencing Athens and girls. A middle aged cop, Vassilis, seems unhappy with his life. One night the two cross paths.

Production

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The film was made without the use of a script, and rather was composed of improvised lines by actors following a loose outline.

References

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  1. ^ [1], Wasted Youth on Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 5 October 2013.
  2. ^ [2], Wasted Youth on Reykjavík International Film Festival 2013. Retrieved 5 October 2013.
  3. ^ [3], FILMICON: Journal of Greek Film Studies. Film review of Wasted Youth (PDF). Retrieved 5 October 2013.