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  • 2022
  • Kino Lorber
  • 1 h 25 m
  • 2022
  • Kino Lorber
  • 1 h 25 m

Summary Olga (Anastasia Budiashkina) is a talented teenage Ukrainian gymnast exiled in Switzerland, dreaming of Olympic gold and trying to fit in with her new team in her new home. As she prepares for the European Championships, the Ukrainian people back home in Kyiv rise up in what has become known as the Maidan Revolution, suddenly involving e...

Written By: Raphaëlle Desplechin

  • 2022
  • Kino Lorber
  • 1 h 25 m
  • 2022
  • Kino Lorber
  • 1 h 25 m

Olga

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Summary Olga (Anastasia Budiashkina) is a talented teenage Ukrainian gymnast exiled in Switzerland, dreaming of Olympic gold and trying to fit in with her new team in her new home. As she prepares for the European Championships, the Ukrainian people back home in Kyiv rise up in what has become known as the Maidan Revolution, suddenly involving e...

Written By: Raphaëlle Desplechin

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90
Mar 21, 2022
Budiashkina is a terrific presence, and film is in thrall to her powers. Anyone wondering about the mental crises afflicting young gymnasts – or the potential for abuse in this world - will find Olga a true revelation.
By Fionnuala Halligan FULL REVIEW
80
Jun 7, 2022
Shot with a documentary-style naturalism and propulsive restlessness that mirrors Olga’s ferocious drive, this is a terrific, timely feature debut.
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80
Mar 21, 2022
In its unexpected way, this film speaks to the new agony of banishment now being felt by millions of Ukrainians, and to the profound unease and concern and impotence spreading westward across Europe.
By Peter Bradshaw FULL REVIEW
75
Jul 7, 2022
This is a political film. If Olga’s pursuit of her Olympic dream is often narratively truncated, what it means to be in Switzerland while loved ones remain in Kyiv, risking their lives at the protests, isn’t.
By Jared Mobarak FULL REVIEW
75
Jun 23, 2022
While Grappe ultimately finds an ending that’s a bit pat, the power of the Ukrainian spirit comes through beautifully, underscoring the stakes of what is, and always will be, at hand for the country, now more than ever: identity, safety, and freedom.
By Katie Walsh FULL REVIEW
70
Jun 23, 2022
Budiashkina, a Ukrainian gymnast in her acting debut, plays Olga beautifully as a guarded, stubborn teenager with the weight of exile on her shoulders, who refuses to quit but still needs her mother, who is stone-faced on the mat but still cries into a stuffed animal.
By Austin Considine FULL REVIEW
60
Jun 3, 2022
Here is an interesting, beautifully acted if somewhat underpowered drama about the connections between the public and the personal in the life of a Ukrainian gymnast during the Maidan disturbances of 2014.
By Donald Clarke FULL REVIEW
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Production Company Point Prod, Cinémadefacto, Agence Nationale de Gestion des Oeuvres Audiovisuelles (ANGOA), Beside Productions, Canal+, Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC), Ciné+, Cinéforom, Fonds Culturel de Suissimage, Loterie Suisse Romande, MEDIA Programme of the European Union, Office Fédéral de la Culture, Pour-Cent Culturel Migros, Pulsar Content, Radio Télévision Suisse (RTS), Région Centre Val-de-Loire, SRG - SSR, Succés Passage Antenne
Release Date Jun 24, 2022
Duration 1 h 25 m
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Website http://www.pan-dora.co.jp/olganotsubasa/
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Awards

Swiss Film Prize
• 3 Wins & 3 Nominations
Brussels International Film Festival (BRIFF)
• 2 Wins & 3 Nominations
Cannes Film Festival
• 1 Win & 3 Nominations

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