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A Winner is Seen at the Start
A young woman joins an experimental swimming school and discovers a training method that allows her to challenge her limits - before the course of events reveals the dark side of the competition, including corruption, doping, and troubled relationships…
Director: Zhannat Alshanova
Writer: Zhannat Alshanova
(Co-)producers: Volya Films (NL), Films de Force Majeure (FR), Accidental Films (KZ), M-Films (LT)
Release Date: 2025
Partners: Netherlands Film Fund, Hubert Bals Fund
Length: 90 minutes
Genre: Drama, Coming of age
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