Slalom
critic Reviews
, 100% Certified Fresh Tomatometer Score- Led by Noée Abita's outstanding central performance, Slalom offers a moving account of oppression and abuse in the guise of mentorship.
- , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreKate StablesSight & Sound
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.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreTara BradyIrish Times
It's effective drama but extremely difficult viewing, especially for viewers in a country that has been rocked by decades of sexual abuse scandals.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreRandy MyersSan Jose Mercury News
It's tough stuff, but worth it.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreTomris LafflyRogerEbert.com
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.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreAdam GrahamDetroit News
"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.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreKatie WalshLos Angeles Times
Favier keeps a laser focus on Lyz's subjective experience, with a frank and unflinching eye on the moments both euphoric and gut-wrenching.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreSerena SeghedoniLoud and Clear Reviews
Both incredibly affecting and surprisingly intimate, Slalom is a striking, remarkable drama, and an impressive debut from a director to keep an eye on.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreMitchell BeaupreAwards Radar
While her film is rooted in its characters, Slalom also goes the extra mile in using the elements and techniques specific to cinema to make this an all-encompassing experience.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreKeith GarlingtonKeith & the Movies
With a bracing and unflinching honesty, Favier details the vile, calculated sexual exploitation and abuse of a teen skiing prodigy by her much older adult trainer.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreAlistair HarknessScotsman
A timely and uncomfortable film...
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