''Apples'' ( el, Μήλα, translit=Mila) is a 2020 internationally co-produced

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directed and produced by Christos Nikou in his directorial debut, from a screenplay by Nikou and Stavros Raptis. It stars

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, Sofia Georgovasili, Anna Kalaitzidou, and Argiris Bakirtzis.

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serves as an executive producer with her production company Dirty Films involved in making the film. The film had its world premiere at the

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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

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, 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

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 The 77th annual Venice International Film Festival was held from 2 to 12 September 2020, albeit in a "more restrained format" due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Australian actress Cate Blanchett was appointed as the President of the Jury. '' The Ties ...

on 2 September 2020. It also screened at the

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on 9 September 2020, as part of TIFF Industry Selects. and at

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on 20 October 2020. In October 2020,

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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 approval rating on

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, based on reviews, with an average of . 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

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, the film holds a rating of 79 out of 100, based on 18 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".

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