Wasted Youth | |
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Directed by | Argyris Papadimitropoulos, Jan Vogel |
Release date | March 17, 2011 |
Running time | 2h 2m |
Country | Greece |
Language | Greek |
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]
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.
The film was made without the use of a script, and rather was composed of improvised lines by actors following a loose outline.