Olga

Directed by Elie Grappe

Olga is a talented 15-year-old gymnast with a bright future that might take her all the way to the Olympics. Given the chance to train in Switzerland, she leaves Kyiv just as the Ukraine experiences unprecedented political turmoil. Ruthlessly focused on her training, Olga is left a distant bystander as her mother, an investigative journalist, challenges a brutal regime.

A subtle, tensely handled tale of exile reflecting the pressures on young athletes, the clash between the personal and the political, and Olga’s search for who she is and what she is prepared to sacrifice.

Duration:
111 minutes

Languages:
French and Ukrainian

Subtitles:
Full English

Country of origin:
France, Switzerland and Ukraine

Year of production:
2021