An intimate portrait of Ágnes Keleti, the oldest living Olympic Champion. An all-time star of gymnastics who made sport history in the 20th century winning 10 Olympic medals. The film follows her over a period of one year until her 101st birthday. The observational footage of her everyday life has been complemented by intimate discussions about the meaning of life and her values. The film is composed from extracts of her diary, old and new interviews, handmade animation, and a rich mix of archive footages. Ágnes was born into a Jewish family on January 9, 1921, in Budapest. As a child she wanted to be a cello player, but gymnastics took over as her primary passion. Ágnes’s full life is inseparable from the historical events she has lived through. War, hiding, loss of family members, emigration, and statelessness. Despite of the indescribable physical and mental suffering the weight of history has borne on her, nothing could tear her away from gymnastics. Silently suffering, Ágnes Keleti has conquered time more than once, proving that we can remain ourselves, do not to have to live as others dictate, we must not conform to others, but be faithful to our own principles.


Conquering Time – Ágnes Keleti

Hungary, Israel 2022 | 78 min, | Feature Documentary

Written and directed by: Katalin Oláh
Produced by: Makabor Studio
Co-produced by: Noemi Schory
Editing: Kata Oláh
Cinematography: Csukás Sándor
Animation: Egely Hatalin
Music: Boaz Schory
Language: Hungarian, Hebrew with English Subtitles

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An intimate portrait of Ágnes Keleti, the oldest living Olympic Champion. An all-time star of gymnastics who made sport history in the 20th century winning 10 Olympic medals. The film follows her over a period of one year until her 101st birthday. The observational footage of her everyday life has been complemented by intimate discussions about the meaning of life and her values. The film is composed from extracts of her diary, old and new interviews, handmade animation, and a rich mix of archive footages. Ágnes was born into a Jewish family on January 9, 1921, in Budapest. As a child she wanted to be a cello player, but gymnastics took over as her primary passion....

Awards

  • Winner of Fipresci prize for best Hungarian film, Cinefest International Fest Miskolc, Hungary, 2022

Festivals

  • Cinefest International Fest Miskolc, Hungary, 2022
  • Berlinale EFM – Market Premiere, 2023

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Festivals

  • Cinefest International Fest Miskolc, Hungary, 2022
  • Berlinale EFM – Market Premiere, 2023

Awards

  • Winner of Fipresci prize for best Hungarian film, Cinefest International Fest Miskolc, Hungary, 2022