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Synopsis

Wasted Youth is set during a hot summer day in Athens. A sixteen-year-old skater and his friends are amusing themselves in the big city. A middle-aged man struggles to take care of his family, through work that he hates and mounting stress. Their lives intersect in this contemporary portrait of the city of Athens. A society in crisis.

Directors’ note

'Some films are made with a sense of urgency. With such films, it is now or never. Wasted Youth is most certainly one of these films. We started without a script or a finance plan. The money came from private investors. We filmed in a documentary style, outside on the streets, with a small crew. The Vasilis character is very close to everyday reality in Athens: exhausted, confused, unable to make any progress, brimming with desperation and aggression. The boy, Harry, is a typical teenager. His life revolves around skateboarding, music, girls, arguing with his parents and having fun with his friends.'

Argyris Papadimitropoulos
Jan Vogel


Credits

Directors/Writers: Argyris Papadimitropoulos, Jan Vogel
Producers: Argyris Papadimitropoulos, George Karnavas
Co-producers: Federico Pietra, Dionysis Bougas
Executive producer: Konstantinos Kontovrakis
Production: Stefi Production, Oxymoron Films
Art Direction: Aliki Kouvaka
Cinematography: Jan Vogel, Manu Tilinski
Editor: Yiannis Chalkiadakis
Set Designer: Yiannis Xintaras
Costumes: Argyris Papadimitropoulos, Aliki Kouvaka
Sound Rec & Design: Leandros Ntounis, Yiannis Chalkiadakis
Sound Mix: Kostas Filaktidis
Assistant Director: Karolina Zapatina
Music: Stefanos Konstantinidis, Dimitris Papaioannou, Nasos Sopilis (Φ A B R I K A Sonic Arts Studio)

Cast:
Harris Markou, Ieronimos Kaletsanos, Artour Kiviliov, Jason Wastor, Maria Skoula, Syllas Tzoumerkas, Maria Kirozi, George Kakanakis, Marisha Triantafillidou, Yiannis Tsortekis, Yiannis Ekonomides, Eva Chalkiadaki
Special appearance: Themis Bazaka, Tania Savopoulou


From 17th March on the Greek Cinemas Elli, Nirvana, Mikrokosmos, Athinaion Cinepolis, Village Mall, Village Park.