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.
Directed by Yorgos Lanthimos
husband wife relationship
identity
sadness
role playing
grieving
absurdism
father and daughter
secret group
Rank
#115 in 2011·#4943 overall
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Cast
Angeliki Papoulia
Nurse
Aris Servetalis
Stretcher-bearer
Johnny Vekris
Coach
Ariane Labed
Gymnast
Stavros Psyllakis
Nurse's Father
Efthimis Filippou
Lamp Shop Owner
Maria Kyrozi
Tennis Player
Yorgos Zois
Nikos Kolovos
Crew
Yorgos Lanthimos
Director
Yorgos Lanthimos
Screenplay
Efthimis Filippou
Screenplay
Yorgos Mavropsaridis
Editor
Christos Voudouris
Director of Photography
Christos Voudouris
Co-Producer
Johnny Vekris
Co-Producer
Angeliki Papoulia
Co-Producer
Yorgos Lanthimos
Producer
Athina Rachel Tsangari
Producer
Christos Voudouris
Camera Operator
Vasilis Marmatakis
Graphic Designer
Popular Reviews
258 reviews
MopudPRO
7.0★ · 01/06/26
coping via performance
coping via performance
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djinni
5.0★ · 05/08/26
im so tired of yorgos lanthimos
im so tired of yorgos lanthimos
gaeananas
7.0★ · 03/25/26
yorgos keşke arkadaşım olsa
yorgos keşke arkadaşım olsa
gobby
6.0★ · 03/12/26
npc
npc
Thybso
6.0★ · 03/08/26
The movie is basically grief rehearsing humanity and forgetting its lines.
Would definitely hire them to play my replacement.
The movie is basically grief rehearsing humanity and forgetting its lines.
Would definitely hire them to play my replacement.
