Olga
Switzerland / France, July 2021
FILM,
Fiction,
85 min.
- directed by
- Elie Grappe
- Written by
- Elie Grappe, Raphaëlle Desplechin
- Status
- In distribution
Exiled in Switzerland, Olga, 15, is a talented Ukrainian gymnast. Like all athletes at the top of their game, she dreams of Olympic gold. She tries her best to fit into her new national team but, as the European Championship draws near, the revolution in Kiev shakes her world and tests her will.
credits
- World Premiere
- July 2021
- Original Version
- French, Ukrainian, colour, DCP, 85 min.
- ISAN
- 000-0004-72BE-0000-3-0000-0000-S
- Production
- Point Prod, Cinéma Defacto, RTS Radio Télévision Suisse, Canal +
- Producer
- Jean-Marc Fröhle, Tom Dercourt
- directed by
- Elie Grappe
- Written by
- Elie Grappe, Raphaëlle Desplechin
- Cinematography
- Lucie Baudinaud
- Editing
- Suzana Pedro
- Location Sound Mix
- Jürg Lempen
- Sound Editing
- François Musy
- Music
- Pierre Desprats
- Production Design
- Ivan Niclass, Pascal Baillods
- Costumes
- Isabelle Boucharlat
- Casting
- Muriel Imbach, Nina Moser
Cast
Anastasia Budiashkina as Olga
Caterina Barloggio as Steffi
Jérôme Martin as Adrien
Théa Brogli as Zoé
Alicia Onomor as Juliette
Lou Steffen as Andrea
Tanya Mikhina as Ilona
Sabrina Rubtsova as Sasha
World Sales / World Rights
- World Sales
- Pulsar Content
Worldwide Distribution
- Austria
-
A2B Entertainment
Distribution
Release date: 18.10.2023 - Belgium
-
O'Brother Distribution
Distribution
Release date: 08.12.2021 - Bosnia and Herzegovina
- MCF Megacom Film Distribution
- Brazil
- Cineplex Distribution
- Canada
- Kino Lorber Inc. Distribution
- Colombia
-
Cineplex
Distribution
Release date: 05.05.2022 - Croatia
- MCF Megacom Film Distribution
- Czech Republic
- Film Europe Media Company Distribution
- Denmark
-
A2B Entertainment
Distribution
Release date: 18.10.2023 - El Salvador
- Cineplex Distribution
- France
-
ARP Sélection
Distribution
Release date: 17.11.2021 - France
- Canal + TV Rights
- Germany
-
A2B Entertainment
Distribution
Release date: 18.10.2023 - Guatemala
- Cineplex Distribution
- Honduras
- Cineplex Distribution
- Italy
-
Just Wanted
Distribution
Release date: 08.06.2023 - Luxembourg
- O'Brother Distribution Distribution
- Mexico
- Cineplex Distribution
- Montenegro
- MCF Megacom Film Distribution
- Netherlands
- O'Brother Distribution Distribution
- Nicaragua
- Cineplex Distribution
- North Macedonia
- MCF Megacom Film Distribution
- Norway
-
A2B Entertainment
Distribution
Release date: 18.10.2023 - Poland
- Mayfly Ltd Distribution
- Portugal
-
Outsider Films Lda
Distribution
Release date: 19.05.2022 - Russian Federation
- HHG Film Company Distribution
- Serbia
- MCF Megacom Film Distribution
- Singapore
- Shaw Organisation Distribution
- Spain
-
Flamingo Films
Distribution
Release date: 16.09.2022 - Sweden
-
A2B Entertainment
Distribution
Release date: 18.10.2023 - Switzerland
-
Cineworx GmbH
Distribution
Release date: 17.11.2021 - Switzerland
- RTS Radio Télévision Suisse TV Rights
- Turkey
- Mars Production Distribution
- United Kingdom
- 606 Distribution Distribution
- United States
-
Kino Lorber Inc.
Distribution
Release date: 24.06.2022
Awards
(a selection)
- Zlin, ZLIN International Film Festival for Children and Youth, European Youth Jury for Feature Films for Youth 2022 (Winner)
- Zlin, ZLIN International Film Festival for Children and Youth, Patron of Children Award for Powerful Children´s Story 2022 (Winner)
- Zlin, ZLIN International Film Festival for Children and Youth, Golden Slipper for Best Feature Film in the Youth Category 2022 (Winner)
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Gijon, Festival International de Cine de Gijón,
AISGE Award for Best Actress
2021
(Winner)
Anastasia Budiashkina - Cannes, Semaine de la Critique, Prix SACD 2021 (Winner)
- Rome, Alice nella Città, Special Mention 2021 (Winner)
- Brussels, Brussels International Film Festival BRIFF, Prix du Public (Compétition internationale) 2021 (Winner)
- Brussels, Brussels International Film Festival BRIFF, Prix TV - BeTV 2021 (Winner)
- Hamburg, Filmfest Hamburg, Sichtwechsel Filmpreis 2021 (Winner)
- Angers, Premiers Plans, Prix Fondation Visio Scénario de Long Métrage 2020 (Winner)
- Solothurn, Solothurner Filmtage, Upcoming Lab (langer Spielfilm): Entwicklungsbeiträge SUISSIMAGE und SSA 2017 (Winner)
- Los Angeles, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, International Feature Film 2022 (Official Submission)
-
Köln, Schnitt Preise,
Filmstiftung NRW Schnitt Preis Spielfilm
2022
(Nomination)
Suzana Pedro - Zürich, Swiss Film Award, Best Fiction Film 2022 (Winner)
-
Zürich, Swiss Film Award,
Best Screenplay
2022
(Winner)
Elie Grappe -
Zürich, Swiss Film Award,
Best Sound
2022
(Winner)
Jürg Lempen
Festivals
(a selection)
-
Hong Kong, 46th Hong Kong International Film Festival (Postponed)
15.08.2022 - 31.08.2022 -
Locarno, 75° Locarno Film Festival
03.08.2022 - 13.08.2022 -
Zlin, 62nd Zlin International Film Festival for Children and Youth
25.05.2022 - 01.06.2022 -
Istanbul, 41st Istanbul International Film Festival
08.04.2022 - 19.04.2022 -
Solothurn, 57. Solothurner Filmtage
19.01.2022 - 26.01.2022 -
Palm Springs, 33rd Palm Springs International Film Festival
06.01.2022 - 17.01.2022 -
Les Arcs, 13e Les Arcs Film Festival
11.12.2021 - 18.12.2021 -
Goa, 52nd International Film Festival of India Goa
20.11.2021 - 28.11.2021 -
Gijón, 59° Festival internacional de Cine de Gijon
19.11.2021 - 27.11.2021 -
COLCOA French Film Festival 2021
01.11.2021 - 07.11.2021
-
Sao Paulo, 45a Mostra Internacional del Cinema de Sao Paulo (hybrid edition)
21.10.2021 - 03.11.2021 -
Rome, 19. Alice nella Città Film Festival
14.10.2021 - 24.10.2021 -
Hamburg, 29. Filmfest Hamburg
30.09.2021 - 09.10.2021 -
Karlovy Vary, 55th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
20.08.2021 - 28.08.2021 -
Cannes, 60e Semaine Internationale de la Critique Cannes
07.07.2021 - 15.07.2021 -
Brussels, 4th Brussels International Film Festival BRIFF
24.06.2021 - 04.07.2021 -
Locarno, 73° Locarno Film Festival (hybridCorona – online and onsite edition)
05.08.2020 - 15.08.2020