Agon
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| MUBI | Release Date (Streaming): April 24, 2026 |
Summary:
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.
Genre(s):
Drama, Sport
Runtime:
100 min
Apr 26, 2026
Decidedly dark, though not necessarily bleak, Bertelli’s hybrid docu-fiction is an unflinching look at the trials and travails of contemporary sports. It’s also a visually seductive meditation on the many ways in which science — whether biological or technological — now plays a pivotal role in any serious athletic endeavor.
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RogerEbert.com
Apr 26, 2026
The Guardian
Apr 26, 2026
It’s a kind of Martian’s-eye-view documentary about something that doesn’t actually exist; it is ice-cold and detached, almost without dialogue in the conventionally dramatic sense, other than the subdued exchanges which we, as audience, overhear rather than listen to. It accumulates its own kind of desolate force.
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Apr 26, 2026
Bertelli successfully builds tension throughout each athlete’s journey, but there is no payoff or final moment of catharsis. It’s an intentional choice that leaves you wondering why someone would subject themselves to the agony required to compete. And while Agon may leave you with more questions than answers, Bertelli’s ambitious, thought-provoking, and unnerving portrait of three athletes will haunt you long after the end credits roll.
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