Olga

Olga

2021 · 90 min · UK · 6.9 (33 votes)
Dir. Elie Grappe · Starring Anastasia Budiashkina, Thea Brogli, Sabrina Rubtsova, Caterina Barloggio, Tatiana Mikhina, Jérôme Martin
Drama

2013. Exiled in Switzerland, Olga, a talented and passionate 15-year-old Ukrainian gymnast, is trying to secure a place in the National Sports Centre. But the Euromaidan revolt erupts in Kyiv, and suddenly her loved ones are involved. While the girl is adapting to her new country and preparing for the European Championships, the Ukrainian revolution makes its way into her life, and nothing will ever be the same again.

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A young gymnast's dreams clash with geopolitical turmoil. This film feels like a tightrope walk between personal ambition and the weight of the world, capturing the anxiety of a nation through one girl's intense journey.

tenseemotionaldeterminedanxioussteadycoming-of-agesports dramarealisticidentitysacrificefamilypolitical upheaval
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