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Wasted

Synopsis

Wasted is an uncompromising and gritty film about two young lovers, Connor, a 17-year old street working male prostitute and his girlfriend Suzanne, a 16-year-old street-working prostitute. It is a picture of love and its pitiable fate in a loveless and harsh environment where the atmosphere is too sharp for even the tenderest of human life. An unforgettable, uplifting love story of 2 young people who cling to each other for hope and survival.

Details

Year
2009
Type of project
Features
Running time
105 mins approx
Format
shot on P2 camera
Director
Caroline Paterson, Stuart Davids
Producer
Execs Carole Sheridan, Ewan Angus, David Hayman
Co-Producer
Execs Carole Sheridan, Ewan Angus, David Hayman
Editor
James Hamilton, Phyllis Ironside
Screenwriter
Caroline Paterson, Stuart Davids
Director of Photography
Lol Crawley
Production Designer
Stephen Bryce
Sound
Kenny Allan
Composer
Jim Sutherland
Principal cast
Neil Leiper, Emma Hartley Miller, Kate Dickie, Paul Thomas Hickey, Alan Tripney, David Hayman

Genre

Scottish Drama

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Wasted Productions Ltd

52 Otago Street
Glasgow G12 8PG
UK

griffin.wendy8@gmail.com

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