Slalom (2021)
83%RT Audience Score: 65%
Awards & Nominations: 6 wins & 16 nominations
Led by Noée Abita’s outstanding central performance, Slalom offers a moving account of oppression and abuse in the guise of mentorship.
Slalom” is like a snowball rolling down a mountain, gaining momentum and power as it goes. This movie takes on the tough topic of sexual abuse in sports and doesn’t hold back. It’s not a feel-good flick, but it’s an important one. The performances are top-notch, and the cinematography is stunning. Just be prepared to feel a little chilly after watching.
Production Company(ies)
Dino de Laurentiis Cinematografica, Les Films, Marceau
Distributor
Kino Lorber
Release Type
Theatrical
Filming Location(s)
Bourg-Saint-Maurice, Savoie, France
MPAA / Certificate
Unrated
Year of Release
2021
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Color:Color
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Sound mix:Dolby
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Aspect ratio:2.40 : 1
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Runtime:1h 32m
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Language(s):French
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Country of origin:France
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Release date:Release Date (Theaters): Apr 9, 2021 Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 8, 2021
Genre(s)
Drama
Keyword(s)
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Worldwide gross: $573,005
Worldwide gross (inflation-adjusted): $623,204
Worldwide gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 2,693
Worldwide tickets sold (est.): 67,961
US/Canada gross: $2,788
US/Canada gross (inflation-adjusted): $3,032
US/Canada gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 2,836
US/Canada opening weekend: $1,052
US/Canada opening weekend (inflation-adjusted): $1,144
US/Canada opening weekend ranking (inflation-adjusted): 2,857
Budget and Earnings Details
Production budget (est.): 1500000
Production budget (inflation-adjusted): $1,631,410
Production budget ranking: 2,048
Marketing and distribution budget (inflation-adjusted est.): $878,514
Box office net earnings to date (inflation-adjusted est.): -$1,886,720
ROI to date (est.): -75%
ROI ranking: 1,843
Jérémie Renier – Fred
Marie Denarnaud – Lilou
Muriel Combeau – Catherine
Maïra Schmitt – Justine
Axel Auriant – Maximilien
Director(s)
Charlène Favier
Writer(s)
Charlène Favier, Marie Talon
Producer(s)
Edouard Mauriat
Film Festivals
Cannes, Venice
Awards & Nominations
6 wins & 16 nominations
Academy Awards
All Critics (59) | Top Critics (18) | Fresh (59)
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.
December 5, 2021
Kate Stables
Sight & Sound
TOP CRITIC
It’s effective drama but extremely difficult viewing, especially for viewers in a country that has been rocked by decades of sexual abuse scandals.
December 2, 2021 | Rating: 4/5
Tara Brady
Irish Times
TOP CRITIC
It’s tough stuff, but worth it.
April 15, 2021 | Rating: 3/4
Randy Myers
San Jose Mercury News
TOP CRITIC
By telling a story we’ve all heard a million times before (and perhaps even experienced first-hand to some degree) plainly and bravely, Charlène Favier reaches something urgent and devastating with her feature debut.
April 9, 2021 | Rating: 3.5/4
Tomris Laffly
RogerEbert.com
TOP CRITIC
“Slalom” has smart insights about our sports industrial complex, sexual misconduct within the system and the way teenagers are thrown into the fire and forced to fend for themselves.
April 8, 2021 | Rating: A-
Adam Graham
Detroit News
TOP CRITIC
Favier keeps a laser focus on Lyz’s subjective experience, with a frank and unflinching eye on the moments both euphoric and gut-wrenching.
April 8, 2021
Katie Walsh
Los Angeles Times
TOP CRITIC
A timely and uncomfortable film…
December 2, 2021 | Rating: 4/5
Alistair Harkness
Scotsman
A timely and powerful drama.
December 2, 2021
Cate Marquis
AWFJ Women on Film
A powerful, if disturbing, story of the destruction of the sacred trust between student athlete and coach.
December 2, 2021
Sandie Angulo Chen
AWFJ Women on Film
It’s not an easy film, but it is a well-performed and powerful one.
December 2, 2021
Leslie Combemale
AWFJ Women on Film
An unflinching look at the impact of what happens to a vulnerable teenage girl when an authority figure abuses his authority and position of power.
December 2, 2021
Betsy Bozdech
AWFJ Women on Film
Although we know the situation, Favier exposes it with a certain peculiarity whose open outcome reveals the dead end in which the victims find themselves [Full review in Spanish]
October 31, 2021
Gisela Savdie
El Heraldo…
Plot
Slalom follows the story of a teenage ski prodigy who is taken under the wing of her predatory coach, and must navigate the physical and emotional pressures of training while trying to escape his exploitative grip.
Trivia
Goofs / Tidbits
Noée Abita delivers an outstanding central performance in Slalom.
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