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REVIEW
Oct. 18, 2023
The Gymnasts
Based on Ilaria Bernardini’s best-selling novel series “Corpo Libero”, this dramatic Italian film not only highlights the high expectations young athletes bear and train vigorously for, but showcases a murder investigation that will expose lies and secrets. By: Dylan Low
Genres: Scripted, Drama
Distributor: All3Media
All3mediainternational.com
+44 2078454377
Length: 6 x 60 Mins
Producer: Carlotta Calori, Federica Felice, Viola Presteri, Bettina Wente, Georg Voskort, Maik Platzen, Michele Zatta, Nicola Giuliano, Francesca Cima, Marica Guncui
Description
Based on Ilaria Bernardini’s best-selling novel series “Corpo Libero”, this dramatic Italian film not only highlights the high expectations young athletes bear and train vigorously for, but showcases a murder investigation that will expose lies and secrets.
This Italian drama film entails the struggles of modern-day athletes, as a team of five teenage elite gymnasts prepare intensely for their toughest and most important competition of their lives.
The story dives deeper to showcase emotions the female gymnasts go through that we all can relate to - fierce rivalries, teenage worries of their body image and fluctuating mental health.
Amid the intensive training sessions, a death of a fellow competitor happens, which sparks a murder mystery thriller that shocks the characters and puts into perspective the reality of the situation. With each second of the film, the situation becomes even more complicated, causing conflicts among the competing teams which will definitely have viewers on the edge of their seats, not knowing what will happen next.
As viewers watch this six-part film, they take a step into the shoes of the competing gymnasts , as they begin to understand the athletes’ mindset in training sessions, interactions in their complicated relationships and escalating fierce rivalries, while having to deal with a possible murder all at once.
This exciting series will definitely keep viewers entertained throughout, as tensions build up between the characters with each passing episode.
This accomplished film has also shown to be well received by audiences, having been licensed in over 30 territories, while also selected to screen at the Cologne and Rome film festivals.
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