The Final Twist

Feb 3, 2022

1h 21m

★ 0.0

Overview

After three unsuccessful attempts at the Olympics, the 30-year-old Aljona Savchenko finally wants to win a gold medal with a new partner in four years. A rather bold plan, especially since the young Frenchman Bruno Massot, chosen by the German-Ukrainian ice princess, has no international successes in pairs figure skating. He moves to Germany and has no idea of the manic perfectionist he's getting involved with. Aljona's training is tough. Constant disputes about the right course threaten to bring the project to failure. Two completely different characters collide. However, the team of trainers manages to calm things down. February 2018: The competition at the Winter Olympics in South Korea begins with the short program. Inexplicably, Bruno blunders and the pair sit fourth by a wide gap. Gold is hardly possible anymore. It only remains for them to show the world their unique free skating. Their intoxicating, perfect run will go down in history. It will be the free skating of their life!

Genres

Documentary

TV Movie

Production Companies

Lichtblick Film

MDR

ARTE

Film- und Medienstiftung NRW

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Cast

Self - Portrait Subject

Aljona Savchenko

Self - Portrait Subject

Bruno Massot

Self - Interviewee

Alexander König

Self - Interviewee

Daniel Weiss

Self - Interviewee

Robin Szolkowy

Self - Interviewee

Ingo Steuer

Self

Jean-François Ballester

Self

Christopher Dean

Self - Narrator (voice)

Michael Borgard

Self - Narrator (voice)

Nikolaus Benda

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