Slalom

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Slalom

2021

1h 32m

Drama

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This riveting, Cannes-selected #MeToo drama from debut filmmaker Charlène Favier follows the relationship between a teenage ski prodigy and her predatory instructor, played by frequent Dardenne brothers collaborator Jérémie Renier. In a breakthrough role, Noée Abita plays 15-year-old Lyz, a high school student in the French Alps who has been accepted to an elite ski club known for producing some of the country's top professional athletes. Taking a chance on his new recruit, ex-champion turned coach Fred decides to mold Lyz into his shining star despite her lack of experience. Under his influence, she will have to endure more than the physical and emotional pressure of the training. Will Lyz's determination help her escape Fred's exploitative grip?

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Critics Consensus

Led by Noée Abita's outstanding central performance, Slalom offers a moving account of oppression and abuse in the guise of mentorship.

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Kate Stables

Sight & Sound

12/05/2021

Bringing the wave of #MeToo revelations across from the media to the mountains, this strikingly subjective tale of a French high-performance skier abused by her coach bites like a chill wind in Courchevel.

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Tara Brady

Irish Times

12/02/2021

4/5

It's effective drama but extremely difficult viewing, especially for viewers in a country that has been rocked by decades of sexual abuse scandals.

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Randy Myers

San Jose Mercury News

04/15/2021

3/4

It's tough stuff, but worth it.

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Francesca Steele

iNews.co.uk

12/10/2024

3/5

This is an inverted coming-of-age story, about both a loss of innocence and a reclamation of childhood.

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Serena Seghedoni

Loud and Clear Reviews

08/26/2023

4/5

Both incredibly affecting and surprisingly intimate, Slalom is a striking, remarkable drama, and an impressive debut from a director to keep an eye on.

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Mitchell Beaupre

Awards Radar

09/22/2022

3.5/4

While her film is rooted in its characters, Slalom also goes the extra mile in using the elements and techniques specific to cinema to make this an all-encompassing experience.

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02/25/2022

Watched on the movie channel. Be warned this movie enacts statutory rape. The acting was decent but the plot and ending definitely could have been better. The whole time I was waiting for her to tell the trainer that she was pregnant with his baby and she was going to keep it. That would have made the ending better as she walked away because that would have been the end of his career.

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Judy K

@RT92202671 02/10/2022

Very arty, long shots of the girl's unhappy face, and from the start it was obvious this was going to be about sexual abuse. Seemed almost like it was going to be soft porn. I stopped watching after about half an hour, because it was so obvious what was going to happen, and the long "atmospheric" shots of the girl staring into space seemed artificial and self indulgent.

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hugo m

@RT25209316 01/29/2022

Uncomfortable watch, I struggled to process the movie as it happened. The ending doesn't let you feel like you have a resolution. But maybe everything is the feeling the story teller wants to leave you with, then it is a masterpiece.

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nefasto r

@Nefasto 08/24/2021

Powerful performance, and intimate coming-ofage / abouse-in-sport film. Also predictable and not too exciting.

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04/12/2021

Revisits the real-life situation of male coaches grooming underage femal athletes within an alpine skiing framework; Abita and Renier are top notch

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04/11/2021

Good movie where some of the Rotten Tomatoes Critics rate 10 out of 10.

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This riveting, Cannes-selected #MeToo drama from debut filmmaker Charlène Favier follows the relationship between a teenage ski prodigy and her predatory instructor, played by frequent Dardenne brothers collaborator Jérémie Renier. In a breakthrough role, Noée Abita plays 15-year-old Lyz, a high school student in the French Alps who has been accepted to an elite ski club known for producing some of the country's top professional athletes. Taking a chance on his new recruit, ex-champion turned coach Fred decides to mold Lyz into his shining star despite her lack of experience. Under his influence, she will have to endure more than the physical and emotional pressure of the training. Will Lyz's determination help her escape Fred's exploitative grip?

Director: Charlène Favier
Producer: Edouard Mauriat, Anne-Cécile Berthomeau
Screenwriter: Charlène Favier, Marie Talon
Distributor: Kino Lorber
Production Co: Charlie Bus Production, Panache Productions, Auvergne Rhône-Alpes Cinéma, Mille et Une Productions, Jour2Fête
Genre: Drama
Original Language: French (France)
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 9, 2021, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 8, 2021
Box Office (Gross USA): $1.1K
Runtime: 1h 32m
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)