Olga (2021 film)
| Olga | |
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| Directed by | Elie Grappe |
| Written by | Elie Grappe Raphaëlle Desplechin |
| Produced by | Tom Dercourt Jean-Marc Fröhle |
| Starring | Anastasia Budiashkina |
| Cinematography | Lucie Baudinaud |
| Edited by | Suzana Pedro |
| Music by | Pierre Desprats |
Production companies | Point Prod Cinémadefacto Beside Productions |
Release date |
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Running time | 85 minutes |
| Countries | Switzerland France Ukraine |
| Languages | French Ukrainian |
| Box office | $96,822[1] |
Olga is a 2021 sports drama film co-written and 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]
Plot
[edit]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
[edit]Reception
[edit]Critical response
[edit]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
[edit]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]
See also
[edit]- List of submissions to the 94th Academy Awards for Best International Feature Film
- List of Swiss submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film
References
[edit]- ^ "Olga (2022)". The Numbers. Nash Information Services, LLC. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
- ^ "Pulsar Content Boards Elie Grappe's Coming-of-Age Drama 'Olga'". Variety. 11 January 2021. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
- ^ ""Olga" represents Switzerland in the competition for an Oscar". Archytele. 6 September 2021. Archived from the original on 11 April 2022. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
- ^ "Olga: A feature film by Elie Grappe". UniFrance. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
- ^ "Olga". Rotten Tomatoes.
- ^ "Olga". Metacritic.
- ^ Yossman, K.J. (14 July 2021). "Critics' Week Winners Revealed at Cannes 2021". Variety. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
- ^ "Ukrainian co-produced film wins best screenplay at Cannes Critics Week". Kyiv Post. 16 July 2021.
- ^ "Story of Ukrainian exile wins best Swiss feature film prize". Swissinfo.ch. 26 March 2022.
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