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Alps

When the end is here the Alps are near.

2011 · 1h 34m · NOT RATED Drama
Directed by Yorgos Lanthimos

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Overview

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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Fresh

The reality it takes place in is heightened just enough to make the concept feel ironic, but then all attempt at genuine sentiment subsequently falls flat.

David Jenkins, Time Out
Fresh

An hour and a half of darkening absurdism.

Wesley Morris, Boston Globe
Fresh

The film takes some deciphering, but once a viewer cracks its code "Alps" opens up into something expansive and rich.

Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times
Rotten

The movie contains some of the same elements that made [Dogtooth] so startling but they tend to float around rather than coalesce into a singular perspective.

J. R. Jones, Chicago Reader
Rotten

A film peculiar beyond all understanding, based on a premise that begs belief.

Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

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