Alps

Yorgos Lanthimos
2011
1h 33m
Greece, USA, France, Canada

Operating in a similarly detached universe as the one of "Dogtooth", Yiorgos Lanthimos adds a bit more pop, to create a mind game with intertextual references and painful truths about dealing with death, and about fortifying oneself behind all sorts of roles.

Synopsis

A nurse, a paramedic, a gymnastics athlete and her coach have formed a team. They are hired by friends and relatives of dead people, in order to "replace" them. The team is called the Alps and the paramedic is the leader. The members of the group are obliged to operate according to a set of rules that he has created, but the nurse doesn’t cooperate.

Details

Director

Yorgos Lanthimos

Cast

Angeliki Papoulia, Ariane Labed, Aris Servetalis, Johnny Vekris, Stavros Psyllakis, Efthymis Filippou, Eftychia Stefanidou, Konstadina Papoulia, Sotiris Papastamatiou, Tina Papanikolaou

Genre

Dramedy, Social Issues

Also known as

Alpeis | Άλπεις

Festival screenings

Venice IFF

Language

Greek, English

Subtitles

Age rating

15+

Best Screenplay

Venice Film Festival

2011

Sydney Film Prize

Sydney Film Festival

2012

Special Mention

Sofia International Film Festival

2012

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