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Section: International Competition of Feature Films in the Youth Category, Patron of Children Audience Award
Olga (2021)
2013. Olga, a talented and passionate 15-year-old Ukrainian gymnast, goes to Switzerland, where she tries to secure a place in the National Sports Centre. In Kiev, however, the Euromaidan suddenly breaks out, and her relatives are in the middle of it. As the young girl must adapt to a new country and prepare for the European Championships, the Ukrainian revolution enters her life and upends everything…
| Country | France, Switzerland, Ukraine |
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| Year | 2021 |
| Duration | 86 min |
| Rating | 15 |
| Language | French, German, Ukrainian |
| Subtitle | Czech, English |
| Directed by | Elie Grappe |
| Screenplay | Raphaëlle Desplechin, Elie Grappe |
| Director of Photography | Lucie Baudinaud |
| Music | Pierre Desprats |
| Edited by | Suzana Pedro |
| Contact | Film Europe, s.r.o. |
Biography
Director and screenwriter from Switzerland born in France. He studied music at the National Conservatory in Lyon and film at the ECAL school in Lausanne. He directed the short documentary Répétition (2014) and the award-winning drama Suspended (Suspendu, 2015). He made his feature debut with Olga (2021).
Family, Southamerican Rush, Drama, Youth, Immigrants, Relationships, Sports, Freedom, War, Sports