Olga

Switzerland / France, July 2021
Fiction, 85 min.

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

2013. Die 15-jährige talentierte ukrainische Turnerin Olga lebt im Exil in der Schweiz.Sie tut sie ihr Bestes, um sich ihren Platz in der Nationalmannschaft zu sichern. Doch dann bricht in Kiew der Euromaidan-Aufstand aus, in den plötzlich alle verwickelt sind, die ihr wichtig sind. Während sich das junge Mädchen auf die Europameisterschaft vorbereitet, tritt die Revolution in ihr Leben und stellt alles auf den Kopf.

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
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

Belgium: O'Brother Distribution Distribution
Sortie cinéma: 08.12.2025
Bosnia and Herzegovina: MCF Mega Com Film Distribution
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Brazil: Cineplex Distribution
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Canada: Kino Lorber Inc. Distribution
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Colombia: Cineplex Distribution
Sortie cinéma: 05.05.2025
Croatia: MCF Mega Com Film Distribution
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Czech Republic: Film Europe Media Company Distribution
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El Salvador: Cineplex Distribution
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France: ARP Sélection Distribution
Sortie cinéma: 17.11.2025
France: Canal + TV Rights

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Guatemala: Cineplex Distribution
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Honduras: Cineplex Distribution
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Luxembourg: O'Brother Distribution Distribution
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Mexico: Cineplex Distribution
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Montenegro: MCF Mega Com Film Distribution
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Netherlands: O'Brother Distribution Distribution
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Nicaragua: Cineplex Distribution
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North Macedonia: MCF Mega Com Film Distribution
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Poland: Mayfly Ltd Distribution
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Portugal: Outsider Films Lda Distribution
Sortie cinéma: 19.05.2025
Russian Federation: HHG Film Company Distribution
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Serbia: MCF Mega Com Film Distribution
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Singapore: Shaw Organisation Distribution
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Spain: Flamingo Films Distribution
Sortie cinéma: 16.09.2025
Switzerland: Cineworx GmbH Distribution
Sortie cinéma: 17.11.2025
Switzerland: RTS Radio Télévision Suisse TV Rights
Turkey: Mars Production Distribution
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United Kingdom: 606 Distribution Distribution
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United States: Kino Lorber Inc. Distribution
Sortie cinéma: 24.06.2025

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)

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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