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At a Greek hotel in the off-season, a chambermaid, a man obsessed with BMW cars, and a photo-store clerk attempt to film and photograph various badly re-enacted struggles between a man and a woman.


“When the end is here the Alps are near.”
A nurse, a paramedic, a gymnast and her coach offer a service for hire wherein they stand in for dead people by appointment, hired by relatives, friends or colleagues of the deceased, to assist with the grieving process.

Angeliki Papoulia
Nurse

Aris Servetalis
Stretcher-bearer

Johnny Vekris
Coach

Ariane Labed
Gymnast

Stavros Psyllakis
Nurse's Father

Efthimis Filippou
Lamp Shop Owner
Eftychia Stefanidou
Blind Lady

Maria Kyrozi
Tennis Player
Sotiris Papastamatiou
Tennis Player's Father
Tina Papanikolaou
Tennis Player's Mother
Alps is a drama film released in 2011 exploring themes of husband wife relationship, identity, sadness, role playing, grieving, absurdism. Directed by Yorgos Lanthimos, it stars Angeliki Papoulia, Aris Servetalis, Johnny Vekris. A nurse, a paramedic, a gymnast and her coach offer a service for hire wherein they stand in for dead people by appointment, hired by relatives, friends or colleagues of the deceased, to assist with the grieving process.
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