Happy Slapping

Happy Slapping (2013)

Five suburban youths embark on a night of violence in the city, attacking unsuspecting victims while recording the assaults on smartphones.

Date of release
2013-09-20
TMDB
2.0 / 10 (2)
Runtime
1h 15m
Genres
Drama
Director
Christos Sourligas

Casting

Interesting facts

Happy Slapping is a 2011 Canadian drama film about disaffected youths, teen angst and bullying. Its title is derived from the "happy slapping" fad which began in Britain where teens assault strangers on the street, film the encounters on their smartphones and circulate them on mobile phones or post them on user-generated websites. Filmed in Montreal, the film was written and directed by Christos Sourligas and co-written by Andrew Farrar and was shot by the actors on iPhones making it the world's first feature film shot entirely on smartphones.

Production

The film was directed by Canadian filmmaker Christos Sourligas, and written by Sourligas and Andrew Farrar (aka Montreal rapper Annakin Slayd), who has a cameo in the film as one of the victims. Main production was in 2010, but some scenes were added in 2013 to accommodate the "selfie" craze.

The actors acted as cameramen, resulting in a "run and gun" documentary feel. It was described by The Hollywood Reporter as a film that resembles The Blair Witch Project and Paranormal Activity due to the shakiness of the shots; filmmakers tell of crew members having to run behind walls and other items to avoid being caught on film.

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