Alps

Alps (2011)

Άλπεις

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.

Date of release
2011-10-27
TMDB
6.2 / 10 (365)
Runtime
1h 34m
Genres
Drama
Director
Yorgos Lanthimos

Casting

Interesting facts

Alps is a 2011 Greek psychological drama film directed by Yorgos Lanthimos, produced by Athina Rachel Tsangari and Lanthimos, and written by Lanthimos and Efthymis Filippou. It stars Angeliki Papoulia, Aris Servetalis, Johnny Vekris, and Ariane Labed. The film premiered in competition at the 68th Venice International Film Festival, where it won the Golden Osella for Best Screenplay, and it also won the Official Competition Prize for New Directions in Cinema at the 2012 Sydney Film Festival.

Production

Yorgos Lanthimos and Efthymis Filippou developed the premise for the film out of the idea of people who allege something which is fabricated, for example via prank calls or by announcing their own deaths, and the story took form as they attempted to find a setting that they felt could work well cinematically.

The film was produced by producer Athina Rachel Tsangari's production company Haos Film, which had previously produced Lanthimos' 2005 film Kinetta. The budget included funding from the Greek Film Center.

Filming began in October 2010. Some scenes were created on the set, and some dialogue was improvised by the actors.

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