White Palms
Drama
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2006
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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.
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Rated:
Not Rated
Runtime:
97 min
Release date:
15 Jan 2006
Country:
HU
Languages:
Russian, Hungarian, English
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$0
Awards:
7 wins & 3 nominations
Top Critics Reviews
rotten:
Far from the uplifting sports pictures churned out by Disney, White Palms wallows instead in humiliation rituals, psychic scars and too much time-shifting.
– Melissa Anderson,
Time Out New York,
23 Jun 2007
fresh:
The term 'sports film' doesn't do justice to White Palms, a punishing, beautiful drama about a troubled 30-something Hungarian gymnast.
– Matt Zoller Seitz,
New York Times,
20 Jun 2007
fresh:
The more riveting, grim storyline ... is seen in flashback to the early 1980s, as tween Miklos lives like his parents' show pony in an anxiety nightmare of nonstop humiliation, heightened here through haunting soundscapes.
– Aaron Hillis,
Village Voice,
20 Jun 2007
fresh:
An uncommonly resonant sports drama in which a talented yet troubled gymnast comes to terms with a turbulent past, White Palms proves a distinctive and absorbing third feature by Szabolcs Hajdu.
– Eddie Cockrell,
Variety,
19 Jun 2007
fresh:
Striking, deeply felt drama.
– Sheri Linden,
Hollywood Reporter,
9 Nov 2006