Biography
Efthymis Filippou, an exceptionally captivating Greek writer, playwright, and screenwriter, was born on January 18, 1977, in Acharnes, Athens. Initially a journalist and copywriter, he was not involved in filmmaking until his compatriot Yorgos Lanthimos invited him to write scripts, teaching him the craft, for which Filippou is grateful. Renowned for his uniquely surreal, darkly comedic style, he co-wrote with Lanthimos films like Dogtooth (2009), a Cannes winner, Alps (2011), earning the Golden...
Known For
Complete Filmography

Kinds of Kindness
2024
Writer
A triptych fable following a man without choice who tries to take control of his own life; a policeman who is alarmed that his wife who was missing-at...

Polydroso
2024
Sophia, the daughter, is returning to the Athenian suburb of Polydroso to take care of Sophia, the mother. Back in her neighbourhood, she will confron...

Apples
2021
Thanks
As an unpredictable, sweeping pandemic causes people to develop sudden amnesia, a man finds himself enrolled in a recovery program designed to help hi...

Video 2: Body parts, fabrics and sports
2020
Director, Concept Artist, Creator
A man describes in as few words as possible the human race, which may be already extinct.
A window to the world
2020
Writer
A Window To The World is a creative collaboration between KesselsKramer, screenwriter Efthimis Filippou, and 62 artists from all over the world. Creat...

Nimic
2020
Writer
A professional cellist has an encounter with a stranger on the subway which has unexpected and far-reaching ramifications on his life.

Olla
2019
Thanks
After answering an ad on a dating website for Eastern European women, Olla leaves Ukraine and heads to French suburbia to move in with Pierre, who liv...

The Favourite
2018
Thanks
England, early 18th century. The close relationship between Queen Anne and Sarah Churchill is threatened by the arrival of Sarah's cousin, Abigail Hil...

Pity
2018
Lyricist, Writer
The story of a man who feels happy only when he is unhappy: addicted to sadness, with such need for pity, that he’s willing to do everything to evoke ...

Icebergs
2018
Book
Based on the book Scenes by award-winning screenwriter Efthymis Fillipou, these amusing stop-motion vignettes put a wicked spin on daily life.

Baton
2018
Writer
A group of young individuals lives confined in a majestic building where a group of uniformed men induces them to perform a series of surreal actions.

The Killing of a Sacred Deer
2017
Writer
Dr. Steven Murphy is a renowned cardiovascular surgeon who presides over a spotless household with his wife and two children. Lurking at the margins o...

Suntan
2016
Thanks
Kostis is a 40-year-old doctor that finds himself in the small island of Antiparos, in order to take over the local clinic. His whole life and routine...

Chevalier
2015
Screenplay
In the middle of the Aegean Sea, six men on a fishing trip on a luxury yacht decide to play a game. During this game, things will be compared. Things ...

The Lobster
2015
Screenplay
In a dystopian near future, single people, according to the laws of The City, are taken to The Hotel, where they are obliged to find a romantic partne...

Necktie
2013
Thanks
5 teens try to discover what happens when you die.

L
2012
Co-Producer, Writer
The protagonist, aged 40, lives in his car and receives his family at fixed times. His employer is a rich narcoleptic who can’t drive. The driver prov...

Alps
2011
as Lamp Shop Owner
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, frien...

Alps
2011
Screenplay
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, frien...

Attenberg
2010
Thanks
Marina, 23, is growing up with her architect father in a prototype factory town by the sea. Finding the human species strange and repellent, she keeps...

Dogtooth
2009
Screenplay
Three teenagers are confined to an isolated country estate that could very well be on another planet. The trio spend their days listening to endless h...

Rosebush Pruning
N/A
Screenplay
In the claustrophobic confines of a rural estate, a family struggles with their tangled web of hereditary diseases. Among them is Alessandro, a young ...