Olga

Switzerland / France, July 2021
FILM, Fiction, 85 min.

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directed by: Elie Grappe
Written by: Elie Grappe, Raphaëlle Desplechin
Status: In distribution

2013. Exilée en Suisse, Olga, une gymnaste ukrainienne de 15 ans talentueuse et passionnée, tente de faire sa place au Centre National du Sport. Mais la révolte d’Euromaïdan éclate à Kiev, impliquant soudain ses proches. Alors que la jeune fille doit s’adapter à son nouveau pays et prépare le Championnat Européen, la révolution ukrainienne pénètre dans sa vie et va tout bousculer.

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
Sortie cinéma: 18.10.2023
Belgium: O'Brother Distribution Distribution
Sortie cinéma: 08.12.2021
Bosnia and Herzegovina: MCF Megacom Film Distribution
Brazil: Cineplex Distribution
Canada: Kino Lorber Inc. Distribution
Colombia: Cineplex Distribution
Sortie cinéma: 05.05.2022
Croatia: MCF Megacom Film Distribution
Czech Republic: Film Europe Media Company Distribution
Denmark: A2B Entertainment Distribution
Sortie cinéma: 18.10.2023
El Salvador: Cineplex Distribution

Plus

France: ARP Sélection Distribution
Sortie cinéma: 17.11.2021
France: Canal + TV Rights
Germany: A2B Entertainment Distribution
Sortie cinéma: 18.10.2023
Guatemala: Cineplex Distribution
Honduras: Cineplex Distribution
Italy: Wanted Cinema Distribution
Sortie cinéma: 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
Sortie cinéma: 18.10.2023
Poland: Mayfly Ltd Distribution
Portugal: Outsider Films Lda Distribution
Sortie cinéma: 19.05.2022
Russian Federation: HHG Film Company Distribution
Serbia: MCF Megacom Film Distribution
Singapore: Shaw Organisation Distribution
Spain: Flamingo Films Distribution
Sortie cinéma: 16.09.2022
Sweden: A2B Entertainment Distribution
Sortie cinéma: 18.10.2023
Switzerland: Cineworx GmbH Distribution
Sortie cinéma: 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
Sortie cinéma: 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)
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)

Plus

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