Under the guidance of a strict ex champion, a promising 15 year old girl trains as a professional skiing star.Will she be able to endure the physical and emotional pressures?... (Full plot summary below)
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Under the guidance of a strict ex champion, a promising 15 year old girl trains as a professional skiing star.Will she be able to endure the physical and emotional pressures?
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| RogerEbert.comTomris LafflyDelivering an unforgettable breakthrough performance, Abita is phenomenal in pitching Lyz on the slippery slope between an adult wannabe and a little kid, boldly wearing even the smallest nuances of her character’s rapidly shifting emotional world on her resolute face. |
| New York Magazine (Vulture)Bilge EbiriThe film is too rich and too human for any kind of categorization. But for all its beauty, it’s also quite an unsettling watch — a delicate, authentic look at the complicated ways in which abuse works. |
| The Film StageJordan RaupSlalom ultimately becomes a story about seeing one’s passion in life corrupted through the twisted, pre-meditated manipulation of a mentor. It’s enraging and crushing in equal measure. |
| EmpireNikki BaughanEverything about this hard-hitting film is restrained, like a breath tightly held, and all the more powerful for it. |
| The Irish TimesTara BradyIt’s a recipe for an emotional journey to match the trajectory of the title, but director Charlène Favier’s script, co-written with Antoine Lacomblez and Marie Talon, is as chilly as the permacold of its surroundings, and punctuated by DOP Yann Maritaud’s serene, snowy tableaux. |
| CineVueChristopher MachellIn seeking to understand both abuser and abused, Slalom offers a truly nuanced picture of abuse without sacrificing indictment. |
| The Observer (UK)Simran HansFavier is smart on the mechanics of abuse, and the sobering inevitability of her heroine’s downhill skid. |
| Los Angeles TimesKatie WalshFavier carefully dissects the complex power dynamics at play, as well as the emotional devastation that results from the abuse. It’s an honest, and surprisingly, even hopeful portrait. |
| IndieWireDavid EhrlichCharlène Favier’s Slalom is a familiar story of sexual abuse, but one told with such bracing intensity that it snaps across your face like a blast of cold mountain air. |
| The New York TimesTeo BugbeeThe writer and director, Charlène Favier, had previous experience as a competitive skier, and she is attentive to the textures of mountainside sports and how abuse plays out in this setting. |
