Alps

The events unfold in a contemporary, present-day milieu with modern medical care and urban spaces. The gym, hospital, and personal residences reflect a modern era where technology and routines shape intimate experiences. The story’s pace and aesthetics align with early 2010s cinema, focusing on psychological tension rather than historical context.

The Alps conduct their meetings in a stark gym where routines and scripts govern interactions. Key scenes also unfold at a hospital where the tennis player's care is managed, at the tennis player's family home where impersonations are rehearsed, and in a ballroom that becomes a stage for ritualistic confrontations. The setting emphasizes a clinical, controlled environment where grief is manipulated as a service.

🗝️ Control

A world of rigid protocols and paid performances governs every interaction. Alps dictates behavior, appearance, and even moments of intimacy, revealing how power can sanitize grief and emotion. The gymnast, Mont Blanc, and Monte Rosa navigate a hierarchy that rewards compliance and punishes dissent. The tension arises from the thin line between service and manipulation.

💔 Grief

Grief is commodified as a service offered to clients who want closure without genuine mourning. Substituting a deceased person allows families to perform their rituals while bypassing authentic connection. The drama exposes how emotional pain can be monetized and staged. The outcome questions whether genuine healing can occur within such transactional bounds.

🪞 Identity

Identity becomes a flexible role to be assumed or abandoned at will. Monte Rosa impersonates the deceased girl, blurring lines between self and role, while the gymnast steps into another life when the opportunity arises. The boundaries between truth and performance dissolve, leaving characters to confront who they really are under pressure. The film probes how much of a person remains when the mask is worn long enough.