Slalom
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Slalom

by Charlène Favier

Country / Year
France / 2020
Duration
92 Min.
Languages
French
Subtitles
EnglishEnglish
GermanGerman
Genre
Drama
Direction
Charlène Favier
Cast
Noée Abita,
Jérémie Renier,
Marie Denarnaud,
Muriel Combeau,
Maïra Schmitt,
Axel Auriant

Skiing is 15-year-old Lyz’s passion. Selected for an elite programme designed to produce future top athletes, her everyday life in the heart of the French Alps is marked by gruelling fitness sessions and breathtaking slalom runs under the guidance of her trainer Fred. The ambitious teenager is under tremendous pressure, which she has to deal with almost entirely without family support. When Fred takes advantage of their physical closeness during training and starts to cross several boundaries, Lyz is faced with increasingly difficult decisions. Director Charlène Favier uses brilliant camera work to stage a highly topical story about the crossing of boundaries in the field of world-class sports.

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