APPLES By Christos Nikou
fiction features
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1st FILM • DRAMEDY • GREECE, POLAND
DIRECTION: Christos Nikou
2020 • 90 min • Greek
SCREENPLAY: Christos Nikou, Stavros Raptis
As an unpredictable, sweeping pandemic caus es people to develop sudden amnesia, Aris finds himself enrolled in a recovery program designed to help him build a new life. His treat ment: performing daily tasks prescribed by his doctors on cassette tape, and capturing these new memories with a Polaroid camera.
CAST: Aris Servetalis, Sofia Georgovasili, Anna Kalaitzidou, Argiris Bakirtzis PRODUCER: Iraklis Mavroeidis, Angelo Venetis, Aris Dayos, Nikos Smpilirs (Boo Productions), Mariusz Wlodarski (Lava Films), Christos Nikou EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Cate Blanchett, Coco Francini, Andrew Upton (Dirty Films) PRODUCTION: Boo Productions (Greece) CO-PRODUCTION: Lava Films (Poland), Nova (Greece), Perfo Film (Slovenia), Musou Music Group (Greece), ERT S.A. (Greece), EKOME (Greece) CO-FINANCED BY: Greek Film Centre
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