Efthymis Filippou

Efthymis Filippou

1977-01-16 Acharnes, Grecia 22 Credits

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...

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Kinds of Kindness

Kinds of Kindness

2024

Writer

6.5
Writing

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

Polydroso

2024

Acting

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

Apples

2021

Thanks

6.3

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

Video 2: Body parts, fabrics and sports

2020

Director, Concept Artist, Creator

Directing Writing

A man describes in as few words as possible the human race, which may be already extinct.

A window to the world

2020

Writer

Writing

A Window To The World is a creative collaboration between KesselsKramer, screenwriter Efthimis Filippou, and 62 artists from all over the world. Creat...

Nimic

Nimic

2020

Writer

6.6
Writing

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

Olla

Olla

2019

Thanks

6.7

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

The Favourite

2018

Thanks

7.5

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

Pity

2018

Lyricist, Writer

6.4
Writing

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

Icebergs

2018

Book

6.0

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

Baton

Baton

2018

Writer

Writing

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

The Killing of a Sacred Deer

2017

Writer

7.0
Writing

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

Suntan

2016

Thanks

6.4

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

Chevalier

2015

Screenplay

5.7
Writing

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

The Lobster

2015

Screenplay

7.0
Writing

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

Necktie

2013

Thanks

6.3

5 teens try to discover what happens when you die.

L

L

2012

Co-Producer, Writer

5.4
Producing Writing

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

Alps

2011

as Lamp Shop Owner

6.2
Acting

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

Alps

2011

Screenplay

6.2
Writing

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

Attenberg

2010

Thanks

6.2

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

Dogtooth

2009

Screenplay

7.1
Writing

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

Rosebush Pruning

N/A

Screenplay

Writing

In the claustrophobic confines of a rural estate, a family struggles with their tangled web of hereditary diseases. Among them is Alessandro, a young ...