"Bertelli's film intuits the military roots of three Olympic sports: judo, fencing and shooting. These originally were considered the accomplishments of a soldier in a preindustrial age and shows how the lineaments and forms of violence still exist in these activities."
"Each of these women has a problem. Alice suffers from an excruciating knee injury and weight-class worries; Alex is in deep trouble when a viral video surfaces showing her out hunting wolves with her rifle."
"We see the technocratically exact way in which these women's bodies are measured, enhanced, inspected and stress-tested by a white-collar male scientific labour force, a process which the movie periodically juxtaposes with the manufacture of fencers' metal grille masks."
Giulio Bertelli's debut feature presents a unique documentary-style narrative focusing on three female athletes competing in a fictional event called Ludoj 2024. The film highlights the military origins of judo, fencing, and shooting, showcasing how violence is inherent in these sports. Each athlete faces personal challenges: Alice deals with a severe knee injury, Alex faces backlash from a viral hunting video, and Gio experiences a tragic mishap during her fencing contest. The film's cold, detached style emphasizes the intense scrutiny and measurement of the athletes' bodies by a male scientific workforce.
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