Apples

Victor Fraga of Dirty Movies

2021-05-03

This stoic and laconic piece of reflective cinema investigates the repercussions of social and mental vulnerability. Read more

Filipe Freitas of Always Good Movies

2021-08-11

Although narratively opaque for most of the time, which makes us constantly aware of not seeing the whole picture, Apples is a very clever film. Bizarre indeed, but ultimately so simple at its core. Read more

Eric Hillis of The Movie Waffler

2021-02-20

Nikou was formerly the assistant director to Yorgos Lanthimos, and on the surface at least, Apples slots neatly into the movement known as the Greek Weird Wave. It's heavy on the absurdism we associate with the movement, but where it stands apart is in its lack of cynicism. Read more

George Wolf of Maddwolf

2022-07-06

Nikou’s beautifully realized world resembles the present day, but it is consistently quiet, slow paced and free of digital tech (hence the Polaroid). The film’s comment on disassociation is a compelling surface layer, but Apples has a more haunting goal in mind. Read more

Ulkar Alakbarova of Movie Moves Me

2020-09-11

Apples examines the life of people after amnesia and specifically centers on one man who looks to find himself in a better position than, perhaps, he was before. Read more

Rick Schuttinga of De Filmrecensent

2021-12-07

Apples is een kleine, eenvoudige film. Het verhaal blijft interessant en de atmosfeer is fijn. Read more

Bart Verhoeven of De Protagonisten

2022-03-14

Apples had zomaar een film van Lanthimos kunnen zijn. Interessant, bizar en vaag tegelijk. Ook traag, waardoor de zit wat lang duurt, maar het einde is goed uitgewerkt. Ben je fan van melancholie, dan past deze film waarschijnlijk wel in je straatje. Read more