OLGA

Film Series presented by the Montreal Cluster of the Cultural Institutions of the European Union EUNIC (European Union National Institutes for Culture):

EUROSPORT
Cinema meets sport.

After taking you on a journey to the four corners of Europe with the "Interrail" cycle, this year’s Montréal's European cultural institutions invite you to a meeting of body and mind with the "Eurosport" cycle. From boxing rings to stadium lawns, these films about athletes past and present will awaken your inner "good sport."

OLGA
Switzerland, France, 85 minutes, 2021
Director: Elie Grappe
Original version with French subtitles

Talented 15-year-old Ukrainian gymnast Olga lives in exile in Switzerland, where she does her best to secure her place on the national team. But then the Euromaidan uprising breaks out in Kiev, suddenly involving everyone who is important to her. As the young girl prepares for the European Championships, the revolution enters her life and turns everything upside down.