Feature film.
Director: Christos Nikou.
Screenplay: Nikou and Stavros Raptis.
Starring: Aris Servetalis as Aris, Sofia Georgovasili, Anna Kalaitzidou, and Argiris Bakirtzis.
Production: Cate Blanchett serves as an executive producer with her production company Dirty Films.
Released: 2020.
Australian streaming: SBS OnDemand, select cinemas.
Rotten Tomatoes: A 98% approval rating is based on 53 reviews, with an average of 7.4/10. Critical consensus:
“Apples explores human identity from a surreal and often humorous perspective, with peculiar yet ultimately thought-provoking results.”
Amidst a worldwide pandemic that causes sudden amnesia, middle-aged Aris finds himself enrolled in a recovery programme designed to help unclaimed patients build new identities.
This film has a brilliant surrealist quality that remains with you well after you’ve seen it.
