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Olympic Dreams

2019

Nick Kroll, Alexi Pappas, Gus Kenworthy, Morgan Schild

Comedy. Romance In the Olympic Athlete Village, a young cross-country skier bonds with a volunteer doctor after her competition ends. Starring Nick Kroll and Alexi Pappas. Filmed on location in the actual Olympic Village at the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics with three people comprising the entire cast and crew: Jeremy Teicher, Nick Kroll, and Alexi Pappas. Real Olympic athletes, including Jamie Anderson and Gus Kenworthy, also make their way into ... [+]

	Media	Author	Review
		Beandrea July The Hollywood Reporter	"Deserves a medal (...) The juxtaposition of physical strength and emotional vulnerability is deeply moving (...) A refreshing and confident piece of work"
		Griffin Schiller The Playlist	"The movie never crosses the finish line (...) There’s a real missed opportunity here to really delve into the psychological and sociological burden of striving for perfection"
		Joe Leydon Variety	"Teicher’s offbeat charmer is an artful mix of documentary-style realism and wistful romanticism."
		Teo Bugbee The New York Times	"The setting of 'Olympic Dreams' is clearly the film’s greatest asset (...) Compared to the drama of the competition, the story and its characters always feel slight"
		Mike D'Angelo AV Club	"The resulting sketchy narrative would be of relatively little interest absent its novelty factor (...) It’s almost painfully obvious that the film’s dialogue was improvised during shooting"
		Gary Goldstein Los Angeles Times	"[Pappas and Kroll] are engaging at times. But they too often remain stuck in a kind of moony-morose vibe that can make for a sluggish ride"
		Joi Childs SlashFilm	"Simplicity is key for this film (...) Layering that with the gorgeous Olympic environment makes for an enjoyable, often mesmerizing watch."
		Molly Freeman Screen Rant	"There doesn't seem to have been much of a script (...) More often than not, it leads to an awkwardness that's more plainly uncomfortable than compelling (…) Rating: ★★ (out of 5)"

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