Wasted

Tight but natural direction amplifies this honest portrayal of Hong Kong school-life. We are shown the lives of 4 teens; Ma and Sze are buddies from the same school, whose enemy is Jaa, from another class. Also shown is Ming, a quiet and ‘weaker’ classmate of Jaa, and who is incessantly bullied. Ma and Sze challenge Jaa and company to a fight after school, but the duo are so absorbed in wrecking mischief that they miss their appointment. Their no-show at the proposed challenge leads to consequences shocking and disastrous.

Director: Frank Hui Hok-man
Runtime: 20m35s
Genre: Drama
Rating: NC16
Availability: library@esplanade
Accession No: 2006-D-0152
Subtitles: English, Mandarin
Release Year: 2006
Producer: Tang On-ki, Angel and Niki Choi
Language: Cantonese
Production Country: China, Hong Kong

Cast List:

Bruce Leung Ho-pong, Steve Lee Kwok-sang, Billy Yip Hing-wah, Hugo Lam Chi-hin

Crew:

Scriptwriter - Hui Hok-man; Cinematography - Happy Wan Lok-san; Production Design - Nicole Yuen Chow; Editor - William Lee Kwok-wai; Sound Design - Soak Chan Ying-wai