OLGA

SACD Award, Critics’ Week, Cannes 2021

Directed by: Elie Grappe
Country: Switzerland, Ukraine, France
Year: 2021
Length: 87 minutes
Genre: drama

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…