Alpeis

Alps
Director
Yorgos Lanthimos
Country
Greece, France
Year
2011
Genre
Fiction
Scriptwriters
Yorgos Lanthimos / Efthimis Filippou
Cast
Aggeliki Papoulia / Aris Servetalis / Ariane Labed / Johnny Vekris
Production
Haos Film / Feelgood Films / Marni Films / Avion Films

Storyline

A nurse, a paramedic, a gymnast and her coach have formed a service for hire. They stand in for dead people by appointment, hired by the relatives, friends or colleagues of the deceased. The company is called Alps. Their leader, the paramedic, calls himself Mont Blanc. Although the Alps members operate under a disciplined regime demanded by their leader, the nurse does not.

 

Festivals & Academy awards and others

Venice Film Festival 2011
Official Competition
Osella for Best Screenplay (Yorgos Lanthimos and Efthimis Filippou)
Seville European Film Festival 2012
EFA Selection
Festival del Film Locarno 2013
I film delle giurie

Releases

France (27 of March 2013)
United kingdom (9 of November 2012)
Denmark (3 of May 2012)
Spain (13 of April 2012)