Short film
The Winner
2014 · 20 min
A quiet, melancholic character study of an aging athlete haunted by his past glory, told with restrained emotion and a sense of loss.
- Directed by
- Dávid Géczy
- Genres
- Drama
- Starring
- Eszter Földes, Iván Kamarás, Andor Lukáts
- Overview
- An elderly lifeguard gets his medical diagnosis: He has to abstain from all sporting activity. This would not be a problem if he did not happen to be an enthusiastic swimming coach and ex-Olympic champion, who is racing with his younger self night after night; still not able to make peace with himself.
- How it feels
- Melancholic, dark and tense. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
- About
- Aging, identity, obsession, grief
- Content
- Mild language. No violence, gore or sexual content.
- Note
- Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown
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- Directed by
- Dávid Géczy
- Genres
- Drama
- Starring
- Eszter Földes, Iván Kamarás, Andor Lukáts
