Wasted Youth

The movie "Wasted Youth" was produced in Athens, Greece, in 2011 by the directors or writers Argyris Papadimitropoulos and Jan Vogel and produced by Argyris Papadimitropoulos and George Karnavas.

It's a hot summer day in Athens. The sixteen-year-old boy, called Harris Markou loves to skate and spends his whole free-time with skating across Athens or together with his friends in the metropolis.

Parallel to this young generation the audience gets an insight into the life of a middle-aged man who has to fight for his family's and his own threatened existence caused by the crisis there.

The different lifes cross over to emphasize the society in crisis and as a result to create a(nother) view on Athens. Intentionally, the movie does no stay on the facts and is more classified as a fictional documentary. But this movie is especially about the city Athens that is near a breakdown.

The creators themselves can tell you something more about their movie:
 '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.'
Now, we would like to tell you that the movie is really enjoyable and interesting as a documentary about the current situation of Athens, representative for the whole country of Greece. Of course you have to be interested in the political and economical situation, though not necessarily well informed as the movie will illustrate and present the 'current 'situation. We wish you fun with the chance to earn an insight into this difficult situation with your own eyes and not the eyes of a reporter or newsarticle author.

Of course, we offer you the possibility to watch the trailer of the movie and additionally we found a website that provides some more information about the movie in general but also about the two writers and directors.