Pulsation
Olga
Swiss Premiere
Elie Grappe
Switzerland, France, Ukraine
2021, 90min
Fiction, Drama
VO. French, Ukrainian
ST. French, German
With
Sabrina Rubtsova, Caterina Barloggio, Anastasia Budiashkina
In presence of Elie Grappe and Anastasia Budiashkina (actress).
During the repressive riots in Kiev in 2013, Olga – a young gymnast freshly arrived in Switzerland – is training for the Olympic Games. She absorbs the events covered by her journalist mother from within her native country. The portrait of an exuberant teenager.
“For freedom we will give body and soul,” people shouted during the repressive riots in Kiev in 2013. Co-written with Raphaëlle Desplechin after her time at ECAL, the filmmaker was inspired by the story of a Ukrainian woman who came to Switzerland just before Euromaïdan. There, Olga, a young gymnast preparing for the Olympic Games, absorbs the events from her native country that are covered by her journalist mother. The portrait of a passionate teenager. Powerful.
GV
Direction
Elie Grappe
Screenplay
Raphaëlle Desplechin, Elie Grappe
Image
Lucie Baudinaud
Editing
Suzana Pedro
Sound
Jürg Lempen, François Musy, Simon Apostolou
Music
Pierre Desprat
Production
Cinéma Defacto (Tom Dercourt), Jean-Marc Fröhle
With
Sabrina Rubtsova, Caterina Barloggio, Thea Brogli, Tanya Mikhina, Jérôme Martin, Alicia Onomor, Lou Steffen, Alexandr Mavrits, Anastasia Budiashkina
World sales
Pulsar
Distribution
Cineworx gmbh
