Movie

Alps

2011 · 94 min

A cold, unsettling experience that uses deadpan absurdity to explore grief and identity, leaving you disturbed and fascinated.

Tagline: When the end is here the Alps are near.
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.
How it feels: Dark, bleak, absurd and tense. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Grief, identity, isolation, obsession
Content: Strong sexual content. Mild violence and language. No gore.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
absurdstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: grief
identity
isolation
obsession
deception
Places: big city
hospital
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex strong