The Final Twist

The Final Twist

81 mins | Documentary, TV Movie | Feb. 3, 2022

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!

The Final Twist

81 mins | Documentary, TV Movie | Feb. 3, 2022

The Final Twist
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!
Producers Bayerischer Rundfunk, ARTE, MDR, Lichtblick Film, Film- und Medienstiftung NRW
Original title Die Kür ihres Lebens
Directors Gerhard Schick
Writers Gerhard Schick, Carl-Ludwig Rettinger

Cast

Aljona Savchenko

as Self - Portrait Subject

Bruno Massot

as Self - Portrait Subject

Alexander König

as Self - Interviewee

Daniel Weiss

as Self - Interviewee

Robin Szolkowy

as Self - Interviewee

Ingo Steuer

as Self - Interviewee

Michael Borgard

as Self - Narrator (voice)

Nikolaus Benda

as Self - Narrator (voice)