White Palms

Jan 15, 2006

1h 37m

★ 7.1

Overview

Having suffered as a boy under a brutal Communist-era coach, champion Hungarian gymnast Miklos moves to Canada years later in search of a new start - only to find himself unwittingly perpetuating the very same cycle of abuse among his own pupils.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Katapult Film

Filmpartners

White Palms Trailers

Cast

Miklós Dongó

Zoltán Miklós Hajdu

Kyle Manjak

Kyle Shewfelt

Ferenc 'Puma' Szabó

Gheorghe Dinică

Dad

Andor Lukáts

Mom

Oana Pellea

Old Miki

Olivér Bajnóczi

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