Olga (2021 film)

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Olga
Directed by Elie Grappe
Starring Anastasia Budiashkina
Release date
  • 9 July 2021 (2021-07-09)(Cannes)
Running time
85 minutes
CountrySwitzerland
LanguagesFrench
Ukrainian
Box office$96,822 [1]

Olga is a 2021 Swiss sports drama film directed by Elie Grappe. [2] It was selected as the Swiss entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 94th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated. [3]

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Plot

While in exile in Switzerland, a 15-year-old Ukrainian gymnast prepares for the European Gymnastics Championships when Euromaidan protests begin in Kyiv. [4]

Cast

Reception

Critical response

Olga has an approval rating of 92% on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, based on 37 reviews, and an average rating of 7.6/10. [5] Metacritic assigned the film a weighted average score of 77 out of 100, based on 10 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". [6]

Awards

At the 74th Cannes Film Festival, Olga won the Critics' Week SACD Award, which went to the film's screenwriters, Elie Grappe and Raphaëlle Desplechin. [7] [8] The film also won the Best Feature Film, the Best Screenplay and the Best Sound at 2022 Swiss Film Awards. [9]

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References

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