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2020 Oscar® Selection, Greece.

A pandemic is sweeping across Greece, but it's not COVID-19. Thousands of cases of sudden amnesia are spreading. The malady isn't deadly, but there is no cure, and no one has recovered. Therein lies the fascinating and surreal premise for this understated and visually stunning drama, the first feature of director Christos Nikou. The lucky amnesiacs are claimed by family members. The unclaimed ones are hospitalized indefinitely or offered a recovery program to help them establish new identities. Taciturn Aris (Aris Servetalis, L, THE WAITER) and ebullient Anna (Sofia Georgovassili, BLACK FIELD, URSA MINOR) tentatively navigate the world, trying to piece together who they might have been before their memories were wiped clean. Imagine a jot of Yorgos Lanthimos and a dash of Charlie Kaufman amid a wry, absurdist commentary on selfie culture and a moving meditation on loss. (Note adapted from AFI FEST.) Winner, Best Screenplay, 2020 Chicago International Film Festival; Winner, Best Director (Honorable Mention), 2020 Philadelphia Film Festival. Official Selection, 2020 Venice, Toronto, Zurich, Mill Valley, AFI FEST and Stockholm film festivals.

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