original title:
Agon
directed by:
cast:
screenplay:
cinematography:
editing:
set design:
costume design:
music:
Tom Wheatley
producer:
Giulio Bertelli, Max Brun, Jules Daly, Joe Anton, Stella Savino, Joe Anton, Pietro Caracciolo, Matthew E. Chausse
production:
Art + Vibes, Big Red Films, Mia Film, MUBI, Les Films De La Nouvelle Angleterre, Financière Marigny
distribution:
world sales:
country:
Italy/USA/France
year:
2025
film run:
100'
format:
colour
status:
Ready (21/07/2025)
festivals & awards:
As the fictional Olympic Games of Ludoj 2024 approaches, AGON shows the stories of three athletes as they prepare and then compete in rifle shooting, fencing and judo. These women are portrayed against the political, social, technological and physical contexts that dominate the highest level of sports competition and performance. Informed by the historical figures of Joan of Arc, Cleopatra and Russian cavalry officer Nadezhda Durova, AGON explores a contemporary account of the contradictions of these sports, which began as a practice for wartime in peacetime, evolved into professional sports and entertainment, and in recent times embrace video games to create a new form of competitive sport.