Anyone seen "Slalom," the movie?

[ski diva]

Has anyone seen a new movie called "Slalom?" It's about a young girl who attends a boarding school in the Swiss Alps, where she has joined an elite ski team led by a coach who abuses the women in his charge. You can read a review here.

It's not available on streaming yet, but I'd love to see it. Has anyone been able to?

 

[snoWYmonkey]

It looks super heavy, and thus important to us women in general. I hope it treats the subject matter of women, especially younger athletes, being taken sexually and emotionally advantage of well and with honesty. I hope to watch it once it is out.

 

[Iwannaski]

@snoWYmonkey ... I agree it’s important and at the same time, I read the review and got so sad. There are just so many forces at work to hurt the vulnerable that it feels super heavy.

I may have to wait.
To be fair, I watched the HBO documentary about Larry Nasser at Michigan State last year and wanted to punch people, so I might need to just chill out a bit.

 

[snoWYmonkey]

@Iwannaski I completely understand your point of view. A bit how I feel about our inhumane food industry practices.

The education for those who are not in the know is valuable. Too much repetition of a message we are already in tune with can be unhealthy.

Finding ways to have a positive impact can help with the dark realities of our human existence.

 

[Iwannaski]

you’re right... it’s a balance. I probably spend too much time thinking about this stuff. So I pick a few things and do work on the most powerful levers I can find to address them.

I also know lots of people who don’t spend any time on it. I guess that’s when I struggle.

I do appreciate knowing these things exist, though, so @ski diva thank you for sharing it!

 

[newboots]

I worked for a decade with people with horrific histories of abuse - sexual, physical, even a Holocaust survivor. It was not good for me (a mixed practice is a much better idea than a trauma practice). I was terrified for my daughter, who was in preschool when I began that job. I had nightmares.

I can't watch movies that show abuse. I remember watching Bastard Out of Carolina and simply leaving the room during a rape-of-child scene. It was a powerful movie, well-made, but it was all too real to me.

I think it's important for us to know about what is so wrong in the world, but protect ourselves from too much exposure to the horror. I wish I had known that 30 years ago!