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As the fictional Olympic Games of Ludoj 2024 approaches, AGON shows the stories of three athletes as they prepare and then compete in rifle shooting, fencing and judo. These women are portrayed against the political, social, technological and physical contexts that dominate the highest level of sports competition and performance. Informed by the historical figures of Joan of Arc, Cleopatra and Russian cavalry officer Nadezhda Durova, AGON explores a contemporary account of the contradictions of these sports, which began as a practice for wartime in peacetime, evolved into professional sports and entertainment, and in recent times embrace video games to create a new form of competitive sport.

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Peter Bradshaw Guardian 1d
4/5
It is ice-cold and detached, almost without dialogue in the conventionally dramatic sense, other than the subdued exchanges which we, as audience, overhear rather than listen to. It accumulates its own kind of desolate force. Go to Full Review Jordan Mintzer The Hollywood Reporter 1d
Bertelli’s hybrid docu-fiction is an unflinching look at the trials and travails of contemporary sports. It’s also a visually seductive meditation on the many ways in which science now plays a pivotal role in any serious athletic endeavor. Go to Full Review Randy Myers San Jose Mercury News May 7
3/4
While it’s hard to emotionally connect with these athletes due to the style of filmmaking, Bertelli’s innovatively shot feature looks at the roots of these athletic pursuits and how they’re turned into video game-like experiences. Go to Full Review Andy Punter InSession Film Apr 30
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Bertelli asks a haunting question: what remains of the human drive to compete when the external rewards are gone? He has crafted a somber, essential meditation on the banality and the grotesque beauty of the athletic grind. Go to Full Review Mark Dujsik Mark Reviews Movies Apr 27
2.5/4
Agon tells ... [a] pair of stories quite well ... but the outlier within this movie is simply too obvious. Go to Full Review Read all reviews
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Giulio Bertelli

Director

Yile Vianello

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Alice Bellandi

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Sofija Zobina

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Michela Cescon

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Francesco Acquaroli

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Synopsis As the fictional Olympic Games of Ludoj 2024 approaches, AGON shows the stories of three athletes as they prepare and then compete in rifle shooting, fencing and judo. These women are portrayed against the political, social, technological and physical contexts that dominate the highest level of sports competition and performance. Informed by the historical figures of Joan of Arc, Cleopatra and Russian cavalry officer Nadezhda Durova, AGON explores a contemporary account of the contradictions of these sports, which began as a practice for wartime in peacetime, evolved into professional sports and entertainment, and in recent times embrace video games to create a new form of competitive sport.
Director
Giulio Bertelli
Producer
Giulio Bertelli, Max Brun, Jules Daly, Stella Savino, Joe Anton, Pietro Caracciolo, Matthew E. Chausse
Screenwriter
Giulio Bertelli
Production Co
MIA Film, Big Red Films, Art+Vibes
Genre
Drama, Sports
Original Language
Italian
Runtime
1h 40m