Slalom is a 2020 drama film directed by Charlène Favier in her feature debut, and co-written by Favier and Marie Talon. It is a co-production between France and Belgium. The film stars Noée Abita and Jérémie Renier. The film was selected for the 2020 Cannes Film Festival. It screened at the Angoulême Film Festival on 29 August 2020. It was released in France on 19 May 2021. Synopsis Slalom follows the relationship between a teenage ski prodigy and her predatory coach. 15-year-old Lyz earns admission to a prestigious ski school in Bourg-Saint-Maurice. A former ski champion turned instructor, Fred takes a chance on training Lyz. With his support, Lyz commits herself wholeheartedly, physically and emotionally to skiing. She has a streak of wins but quickly falls under Fred's influence. Cast Production Charlène Favier began writing the screenplay in 2014 when she was studying in the script workshop at La Fémis. The writing process took three years. Favier drew from personal experience and her own upbringing in the ski resort of Val-d'Isère. Slalom was produced by Edouard Mauriat and Anne-Cécile Berthomeau on behalf of Mille et une productions, in coproduction with Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Cinéma, Jour2Fête Distribution, Panache Productions, La Compagnie Cinématographique and Charlie Bus Production. The film was shot in five weeks with a budget of a little over 1 million euros. Filming took place entirely in the Savoie department from mid-January to mid-February 2019, in the resorts of Les Arcs in Bourg-Saint-Maurice, Tignes and Val d'Isère. Release Slalom was included in the First Features section of the official selection of the 2020 Cannes Film Festival, which was cancelled due to the global COVID-19 pandemic. It was screened for press and industry in an online edition of the Cannes Marché du Film in June 2020. The film was subsequently screened at the 13th Angoulême Film Festival on 29 August 2020. The film was initially scheduled to be released in theaters in France on 4 November 2020, which was rescheduled to 16 December 2020 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. As cinemas in France remained subject to outright closures, the film was further postponed to an indefinite date. Slalom was finally released in France by Jour2Fête on 19 May 2021, the day French cinemas reopened after a six-month shutdown. The film was distibuted in Belgium on 9 June 2021, the day Belgian cinemas reopened. Reception Critical response On Rotten Tomatoes, the film