Rowing for Gold
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Young survivor of the siege Yura Tyukalov came to sports after the war, when it seemed he had no strength to live, let alone to conduct grueling training in academic rowing. But after meeting coaches Mikhail and Vera Savrimovich, Yura gets a second wind and starts life anew. Fates, burned by the war, unite in a team where everyone supports and inspires each other. Victories are not easy, but Yura has love, talent and a native team that is unstoppable: their goal is the Olympics in Helsinki.
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Cast
34 people
Gleb Kalyuzhny
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Difficult Teens
14+
Andrey Smolyakov
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Fire
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Artyom Bystrov
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Elena Lyadova
Vera Savrimovich
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Vladimir Ilin
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Aleksei Kravchenko
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Ivan Stebunov
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Anton Filipenko
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Irina Pautova
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Patient Zero
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Mark‑Malik Murashkin
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Stepan Gvozdikov
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Aleksandr Brykin
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Artyom Mikhalkov Director · Mikhail Zubko Screenplay Sergey Machilsky Cinematographer
First release October 9, 2025 · Produced in Russia · Production Star Media, Russia 1
Production
Central Partnership
Production
Star Media
Production
Russia 1
Production
Russia
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Original title
Первый на Олимпе
Original language
Russian
Spoken on screen
Russian
Release dates
Russia · October 9, 2025
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
China
April 22, 2026 · Premiere · Beijing International Film Festival
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