Olga (2021 film)

Olga is a 2021 Swiss sports drama film directed by Elie Grappe. It was selected as the Swiss entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 94th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.

Plot
While in exile in Switzerland, a 15-year-old Ukrainian gymnast prepares for the European Gymnastics Championships when Euromaidan protests begin in Kyiv.

Cast

 * Anastasia Budiashkina as Olga
 * Sabrina Rubtsova

Critical response
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. Metacritic assigned the film a weighted average score of 77 out of 100, based on 10 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".

Awards
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. The film also won the Best Feature Film, the Best Screenplay and the Best Sound at 2022 Swiss Film Awards.