''Olga'' is a 2021 Swiss
sports
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drama
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film directed by
Elie Grappe. It was selected as the Swiss entry for the
Best International Feature Film
The Academy Award for Best International Feature Film (known as Best Foreign Language Film prior to 2020) is one of the Academy Awards handed out annually by the U.S.-based Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS). It is given to ...
at the
94th Academy Awards.
Plot
While in exile in Switzerland, a 15-year-old Ukrainian gymnast prepares for the
European Gymnastics Championships when
Euromaidan
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protests begin in
Kyiv
Kyiv, also spelled Kiev, is the capital and most populous city of Ukraine. It is in north-central Ukraine along the Dnieper, Dnieper River. As of 1 January 2021, its population was 2,962,180, making Kyiv the List of European cities by populat ...
.
Cast
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Anastasia Budiashkina as Olga
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Sabrina Rubtsova
Awards
The film won the prize for Best Screenplay at the 74th
International Critics Week. The film also won the Best Feature Film, the Best Screenplay and the Best Sound at 2022 Swiss Film Awards.
See also
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List of Swiss submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film
References
External links
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2021 films
2021 drama films
2020s French-language films
Swiss drama films
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2020s sports films
2020s sports drama films