- Source: Apples (film)
Apples (Greek: Μήλα, romanized: Mila) is a 2020 internationally co-produced drama film directed and produced by Christos Nikou in his directorial debut, from a screenplay by Nikou and Stavros Raptis. It stars Aris Servetalis, Sofia Georgovasili, Anna Kalaitzidou, and Argiris Bakirtzis. Cate Blanchett serves as an executive producer with her production company Dirty Films involved in making the film.
The film had its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival on 2 September 2020. It was scheduled to be released in Greece on 19 November 2020, by Feelgood Entertainment. It was selected as the Greek entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 93rd Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.
Plot
Aris enrolls in a recovery program for unclaimed patients to create identities during a pandemic that causes amnesia.
Cast
Aris Servetalis as Aris
Sofia Georgovassili as Anna
Anna Kalaitzidou
Argyris Bakirtzis
Kostas Laskos
Release
The film had its world premiere at the 77th Venice International Film Festival on 2 September 2020. It also screened at the Toronto International Film Festival on 9 September 2020, as part of TIFF Industry Selects. and at AFI Fest on 20 October 2020. In October 2020, Cohen Media Group acquired U.S. distribution rights to the film. It was released in Greece on 19 November 2020. It was released in the US on 24 June 2022.
Reception
The film holds 93% approval rating on review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, based on 98 reviews, with an average of 7.4/10. The website's critics consensus reads, "Apples explores human identity from a surreal and often humorous perspective, with peculiar yet ultimately thought-provoking results." On Metacritic, the film holds a rating of 79 out of 100, based on 18 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".
See also
List of submissions to the 93rd Academy Awards for Best International Feature Film
List of Greek submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film
References
External links
Apples at IMDb
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