Switzerland / Aug 11, 2025 / Locarno Film Festival
1h 33min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
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Plot
In Almaty, Kazakhstan, 17-year-old Mila escapes her unstable home life by joining an elite swimming team led by Vlad. Amid intense training and suspicions of doping, Mila faces a complex attraction to Vlad, while traumatic memories and moral dilemmas threaten to undermine her new-found independence.
Genres
Drama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Победителей видно на старте |
| Original language | қазақ (KK) |
| Spoken languages | қазақ, Pусский |
| Production countries | France, Netherlands, Lithuania, Kazakhstan, Sweden |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Films de Force Majeure, Accidental Films, Volya Films, M-Films, Kjellson & Wik |
| Release date | 11 agosto 2025 |
| Production | Anna Erastova, Jean-Laurent Csinidis, Zhannat Alshanova, Denis Vaslin, Marija Razgutė, Marie Kjellson |
| Writer | Zhannat Alshanova |
| Editing | Lila Desiles |
| Cinematography | Caroline Champetier, Hugo Martin |
| Assistant directors | Zhannat Alshanova |
| Camera operators | Caroline Champetier, Hugo Martin |
| Additional photography | Caroline Champetier, Hugo Martin |
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| Production design | Aliya Odinaeva |
| Art direction | Aliya Odinaeva |
| Set decoration | Aliya Odinaeva |
| Music | Alexandr Khimich |
| Sound | Alexandr Khimich |
| Costume design | Fausta Naujalė |
| Makeup | Fausta Naujalė |
| Hairstyling | Fausta Naujalė |
Release dates
Premiere
South Korea / Sep 23, 2025 / 15 / Busan International Film Festival
Estonia / Nov 19, 2025 / Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival
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