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Wasted Youth

  • 2011
  • 2h 2m
IMDb RATING
5.9/10
1.1K
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Haris Markou in Wasted Youth (2011)
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Harris, a 16 year old boy spends his day skateboarding aimlessly around Athens with his friends. Vassilis, a middle aged cop, is frustrated with his dead-end job and crammed in his small apa... Read allHarris, a 16 year old boy spends his day skateboarding aimlessly around Athens with his friends. Vassilis, a middle aged cop, is frustrated with his dead-end job and crammed in his small apartment with his family.Harris, a 16 year old boy spends his day skateboarding aimlessly around Athens with his friends. Vassilis, a middle aged cop, is frustrated with his dead-end job and crammed in his small apartment with his family.

  • Directors
    • Argyris Papadimitropoulos
    • Jan Vogel
  • Writers
    • Argyris Papadimitropoulos
    • Jan Vogel
  • Stars
    • Haris Markou
    • Ieronymos Kaletsanos
    • Arthouros Kiviliov
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    5.9/10
    1.1K
    YOUR RATING
    • Directors
      • Argyris Papadimitropoulos
      • Jan Vogel
    • Writers
      • Argyris Papadimitropoulos
      • Jan Vogel
    • Stars
      • Haris Markou
      • Ieronymos Kaletsanos
      • Arthouros Kiviliov
    • 5User reviews
    • 25Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 4 nominations total

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    Haris Markou
    Haris Markou
    • Haris
    Ieronymos Kaletsanos
    Ieronymos Kaletsanos
    • Vasilis
    Arthouros Kiviliov
    Arthouros Kiviliov
    • Arthouros
    Jason Wastor
    Jason Wastor
    • Sporos
    Syllas Tzoumerkas
    Syllas Tzoumerkas
    • Takis
    Maria Kyrozi
    Maria Kyrozi
    • Anna
    Maria Skoula
    Maria Skoula
    • Vasilis' wife
    Marisha Triantafyllidou
    Marisha Triantafyllidou
    • Haris' mother
    • (as Marissa Triandafyllidou)
    Giannis Tsortekis
    Giannis Tsortekis
    • Tasos
    Yannis Economides
    Yannis Economides
    • Service manager
    Themis Bazaka
    Themis Bazaka
    • Hristina
    Tania Savopoulou
    Tania Savopoulou
    • Vasilis' mother
    Mihalis Alexakis
    • Police Officer Roulis
    • (as Michalis Alexakis)
    Lefteris Boskaris
    • Doctor
    Takis Dimopoulos
    • Gambler
    Eva Halkiadaki
    • Vasilis' daughter
    Yorgos Kakanakis
    Yorgos Kakanakis
    • Haris' father
    Michalis Laios
    • Police Officer Katrougas
    • Directors
      • Argyris Papadimitropoulos
      • Jan Vogel
    • Writers
      • Argyris Papadimitropoulos
      • Jan Vogel
    • All cast & crew
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    10politfilm

    This is not a story of one wasted youth, this is a story about wasted youths and lives of millions of people not only in Greece but worldwide

    Two parallel stories are developed in the course of one day in the streets of Athens, capital of Greece, which is deeply shaken by the world financial crisis and the economic collapse of the country that can be felt at every step, and in every conversation. Harris is a teenager who hangs around with friends, skateboards, goes to parties, drinks and chases girls, and all that is, of course, more important to him than finding a summer job. Vasilis is a middle-aged cop frustrated by the world he lives in. He fails to provide an additional source of income for his family, alienates from his wife, has very poor communication with daughter, and his boss makes him work three night shifts in a row. From the beginning, it is clear that these two stories will intersect at some point and it will not turn out well.

    This is not a story of a wasted youth, this is a story about wasted youths - Harris' youth, his girlfriend's, his father's, his friends', Vasilis' youth, his wife's and daughter's, his mother's, his colleagues'. Wasted youths and lives of millions of people not only in Greece but worldwide, the vast majority that spend their lives in a spasm of an uncertain tomorrow, people who have no chance in a society that presents itself as a "society of opportunities". This movie is inspired by an actual event, which took place in Athens in December 2008 when a police officer killed a 15-year-old teenager Alexandros Grigoropoulos with several shots to the chest. This ignited the huge eruption of popular outrage and riots that lasted for several weeks, spreading out from Athens and many other cities, and marked the beginning of the social turmoil that is still going on in Greece.
    2billispan

    Nothing at all

    The film utilizes the real story of a killed kid by a cop in Greece on December 2008. This film doesn't show anything at all and nothing same as the real story. It s just a waste of time!
    2Filippos01

    Obnoxious, irritating wannabe teen film

    I was deeply disappointed with the film. It felt all through the "naration" that it was trying to take commercial advantage of the horrific events that really happened with Alexis and his shoot-down by cops in Greece few years ago which begun the riots in Athens. No story to follow, no characters to explore, just a camera following without any reason or emotion or plot or anything at all. When the film at last ended I couldn't believe that I was watching all this nonsense story for no reason at all & it's a shame that they cloned/copied Alexis's real story just to visit a few festivals. It's probably one of the worst films I've ever seen.And it came as quite as a surprise, since the creators have done very good films on the past.

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    • Release date
      • March 17, 2011 (Greece)
    • Country of origin
      • Greece
    • Language
      • Greek
    • Also known as
      • Утраченная молодость
    • Filming locations
      • Athens, Greece(street scenes)
    • Production companies
      • Oxymoron Films
      • Stefi Films
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    • Runtime
      • 2h 2m(122 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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