Alps
“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.
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Cast
58 people
Angeliki Papoulia
Nurse
Known for
Dogtooth
The Lobster
Aris Servetalis
Stretcher-bearer
Known for
Apples
Kinetta
Johnny Vekris
Coach
No other roles listed
Ariane Labed
Gymnast
Known for
The Lobster
Assassin's Creed
Stavros Psyllakis
Nurse's Father
Also in
Backdoor
The Giraffe
Efthimis Filippou
Lamp Shop Owner
Also in
Polydroso
Eftyhia Stefanidou
Blind Lady
Also in
Washingtonia
Yellow Fieber
Maria Kyrozi
Tennis Player
Also in
Εκτός Υπηρεσίας
Wasted Youth
Sotiris Papastamatiou
Tennis Player's Father
Also in
Γρατζουνίτσες
Tina Papanikolaou
Tennis Player's Mother
Known for
Kinetta
Fotis Zahos
50-year-old Man
No other roles listed
Nikos Galgadis
Tennis Player's Boyfriend
No other roles listed
Yorgos Lanthimos Director · Efthimis Filippou Screenplay Christos Voudouris Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $15K · Budget $97K · United States release July 13, 2012
Box office
Budget
$97,000
Worldwide gross
$15,292
Gross vs. budget
0.2×
Production
Haos Film
Production
Queen Street Partners
Production
Faliro House Productions
Production
Feelgood Entertainment
Production
Nova
Production
Marni Films
Production
Avion Films
Production
Cactus Three
Production
Maharaja Films
Production
Bousis Film Company, The
Production
Hellenic Radio & Television (ERT)
Production
Marni Film
Production
Canada · France · Greece · United States
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Άλπεις
Original language
Greek
Spoken on screen
English · Greek
Release dates
Italy · September 1, 2011
Premiere · Venice International Film Festival
Greece · October 27, 2011
Theatrical
United States · July 13, 2012
Limited theatrical
United States
March 24, 2012 · Premiere · Cleveland International Film Festival
April 19, 2012 · Premiere · Wisconsin Film Festival
April 20, 2012 · Premiere · San Francisco International Film Festival
July 13, 2012 · Premiere · New York City, New York
Argentina
April 12, 2012 · Premiere · Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema
Austria
April 27, 2012 · Theatrical
Brazil
October 19, 2012 · Premiere · São Paulo International Film Festival
Canada
September 13, 2011 · Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
Cyprus
April 25, 2012 · Premiere · Cyprus Film Days, Lemesos
Czechia
June 30, 2012 · Premiere · Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
Denmark
May 3, 2012 · Theatrical
France
November 29, 2011 · Premiere · Belfort Entrevues Film Festival
October 20, 2012 · Premiere · La Roche-sur-Yon International Film Festival
March 27, 2013 · Theatrical
Germany
June 14, 2012 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
March 24, 2012 · Premiere · Hong Kong International Film Festival
Hungary
December 13, 2012 · Digital
Iceland
September 22, 2011 · Premiere · Reykjavik International Film Festival
Japan
September 3, 2021 · Digital
Luxembourg
March 1, 2012 · Premiere · Luxembourg City Film Festival
Mexico
May 14, 2012 · Premiere · Muestra Internacional de Cine
Netherlands
January 30, 2012 · Premiere · International Film Festival Rotterdam
April 19, 2012 · Theatrical
Poland
July 24, 2012 · Premiere · New Horizons Film Festival
August 24, 2012 · Theatrical
Romania
November 30, 2012 · Digital
Slovenia
June 2, 2012 · Theatrical
South Korea
October 12, 2011 · Premiere · Busan International Film Festival
Spain
April 13, 2012 · Theatrical
Sweden
February 2, 2012 · Premiere · Göteborg International Film Festival
February 10, 2012 · Theatrical
Taiwan
August 24, 2012 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
November 9, 2012 · Theatrical
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