Olga

Olga
Director
Elie Grappe
Country
Switzerland, France, Ukraine
Year
2021
Genre
Fiction
Scriptwriters
Elie Grappe
Cast
Nastya Budiashkina, Caterina Barloggio, Jérôme Martin, Théa Brogli, Alicia Onomor, Lou Steffen, Sabrina Rubtsova, Tanya Mikhina
Production
Point Prod, Cinéma Defacto, RTS - Radio Télévision Suisse

Storyline

2013. Olga is a 15-year-old passionate Ukrainian gymnast. Exiled in Switzerland, she does her best to fit into the national team. But the Euromaidan revolt erupts in Kiev, suddenly involving everyone she cares about. As the young girl prepares for the European Championship, the revolution enters her life and shakes everything up on its way…

Festivals & Academy awards and others

Festival de Cannes 2021
Critics’ Week - Competition
SACD Award.
Gijon International Film Festival 2021
Official Selection - Retueyos
AISGE Award for Best Actress (Anastasia Budiashkina)

Oscar 2022
Swiss candidate to Best Film not in English language

Releases

Spain (16 of September 2022)