Film Theatre 2022/23

Olga (Olga, Switzerland, France, 2021, 95 min., Slovenian subtitles)

 
A 15-year-old Ukrainian gymnast exiled in Switzerland, who is working to secure a place at the country’s National Sports Center. When the Euromaiden revolt breaks out in the country, anxieties rise as her family gets involved.
 
Director: Elie Grappe
Screenplay: Raphaëlle Desplechin, Elie Grappe
Cinematography: Lucie Baudinaud
Assembly: Suzana Pedro
Music: Pierre Desprats
Cast: Anastasija Budiaškina (Olga), Sabrina Rubcova (Saša), Caterina Barloggio (Steffi), Théa Brogli (Zoé), Jérôme Martin (Adrien), Tanya Mikhina (Ilona Budiškina), Alicia Onomor (Juliette), Lou Steffen (Andrea), Aleksandr Mavrits (Vasilij), Philippe Schuler (Erich Fromm)
Production: Point Prod, Cinémadefacto
Festivals and Awards: Cannes 2021: SACD Award for Best Film of the Critics’ Week section; Brussels 2021: Audience Award for Best International Program Film, BeTV Award for Best International Program Feature Film; Gijón 2021: AISGE Award for Best Actress; Hamburg 2021: Sichtwechsel Award for Best Feature Film; Waterloo 2021: Clion Award for Best Film; Swiss Film Awards 2022: Best Film, Best Screenplay, Best Sound; São Paulo 2021; and others
Distribution: FIVIA – Vojnik