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Five kids, one phone, zero conscience — watch society crumble in 75 brutal minutes.
TMDB
20
IMDb
63
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Happy Slapping (2013)

found-footage nightmareurban decayyouth gone feral

Overview

Drama

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

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Content warning
internetstreet gangfound footagecellwirelesshappy slappingsmart phone
desensitization to violenceperformative crueltyclass resentmenttechnological complicity

Standout Aspects

Direction

Sourligas weaponizes shaky-cam authenticity to nauseating effect.

Writing

Dialogue so natural it feels illegally obtained.

Best for:Solo: Nobody to judge you for needing a shower after.·Background: Absolutely not. Every frame demands your uneasy attention.
Heads up:Violence: Prolonged, realistic street assaults shot first-person.·Disturbing: Teens laughing through genuine-seeming cruelty.
C

Director

Christos Sourligas

ReleasedAug 1, 2013
Runtime1h 15m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacefast
Intensityhigh
Tonedark
Feelheavy
One Man Band Films

Top Cast

Jesse Camacho

Jesse Camacho

Boomer

Erica Deutschman

Erica Deutschman

Belle

Bruce Dinsmore

Bruce Dinsmore

Dude in Car

Jay Farrar

Jay Farrar

Dude in Car

Bruce Dinsmore

Bruce Dinsmore

Power Walker

Carolyn Fe

Carolyn Fe

Tiki's Mother

Alex Harrouch

Alex Harrouch

Wiggy

Luc Morissette

Luc Morissette

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Cultural

'Happy slapping' was a real mid-2000s UK phenomenon; this Canadian film transplants that specific moral panic to North American suburbs with zero translation loss.

Insight

The 2.0 TMDB rating reflects audience rage at being implicated, not technical failure — this film succeeds at making you hate yourself for watching.

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