Apples

Greece, 91m, DCP

Showtimes & Tickets

Screened June 24–July 14, 2022

Amidst a worldwide pandemic that causes sudden amnesia, middle-aged Aris (Aris Servetalis) finds himself enrolled in a recovery program designed to help unclaimed patients build new identities. Prescribed daily tasks on cassette tapes so he can create new memories and document them on camera, Aris slides back into ordinary life, meeting Anna (Sofia Georgovasili), a woman who is also in recovery. Through images deadpan, strange, and surreal, Greek writer-director Christos Nikou posits a beguiling reflection on memory, identity, and loss, exploring how a society might handle an irreversible epidemic through one man’s story of self-discovery. With Executive Producer Cate Blanchett. A Cohen Media Group release

In Greek with English subtitles

Official Selection: Venice Film Festival, Toronto International Film Festival, Telluride Film Festival, Mill Valley Film Festival

Greece’s official submission for the 93rd Academy Awards

A film by Christos Nikou

Crisp and flavorful, with a lingering aftertaste.”

The Hollywood Reporter

Soulfully relevant… it tickles the imagination.”

Variety

Charlie Kaufman-tinged fairy tale.”

IndieWire