From the director of DOGTOOTH, nominee for the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar® in 2011.

SYNOPSIS

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 Alps members operate under a discipline regime demanded by their leader, the nurse does not.

DIRECTOR BIO: YORGOS LANTHIMOS
Yorgos Lanthimos was born in Athens, where he studied directing for film and television. Since 1995, he has directed a series of videos for dance-theatre companies, television commercials, music videos, short films and theatre plays. In 2011, he staged Chekhov’s Platonov at the Greek National Theatre. His first film KINETTA (2005) screened at the Toronto and Berlin Film Festivals to critical acclaim. His sophomore feature KYNΟDONTAS (Dogtooth) won the Un Certain Regard prize at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival, followed by numerous awards at festivals worldwide. It was also nominated for the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar™ at the 2011 Academy Awards.