The feverish atmosphere that grips an Olympic host city is so vividly suggested in French Canadian writer-director Pascal Plante's Nadia, Butterfly that you almost forget Tokyo 2020 has been postponed a year to next summer.
The immersion is all the more remarkable given the arrestingly intimate nature of this laser-focused drama about a young professional swimmer negotiating the emotional push-pull of her decision to withdraw from competitive sports and take control of her life, directly after experiencing the exhilaration of a major team win on the largest possible world stage.
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