Attenberg

Marina (Ariane Labed) is a twenty-three-year-old woman living in a sterile, mono-industrial Greek coastal town built around an aluminum factory. Socially detached and detached from human intimacy, Marina finds humanity repulsive and prefers observing the world through Sir David Attenborough’s wildlife documentaries, the synth-punk music of Suicide, and physical education tutorials.

Her limited social sphere consists of two people: her terminally ill architect father, Spyros (Vangelis Mourikis), with whom she shares a quiet, philosophical contemplation of death and modern architecture, and her worldly friend Bella (Evangelia Randou), who attempts to give Marina practical lessons in kissing and sexuality. When a visiting engineer (played by director Yorgos Lanthimos) arrives in town, Marina initiates her first tentative sexual relationship, treating human intimacy with the same clinical curiosity as animal behavior.

💡 Did you know?
Venice Coppa Volpi Victory: In her feature film debut, French-Greek actress Ariane Labed won the prestigious Coppa Volpi for Best Actress at the 67th Venice International Film Festival.

Greek Weird Wave Cornerstone: Attenberg is widely celebrated alongside Yorgos Lanthimos's Dogtooth (2009) as one of the defining masterpieces of the Greek Weird Wave movement.

Yorgos Lanthimos On-Screen: Celebrated director Yorgos Lanthimos not only co-produced the film through Haos Film, but also plays the supporting role of "The Engineer," marking one of his rare acting appearances.

Cinematography by Bakatakis: Shot by master DP Thimios Bakatakis (Dogtooth, The Lobster, The Killing of a Sacred Deer), whose composition emphasizes geometric, industrial isolation.

Oscars Submission: Attenberg was selected as the official Greek entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 84th Academy Awards.

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