Olympic Halftime

Olympic Halftime / Haruna Honcoop / Czech Republic, Slovakia / 2023 / 77 min. / Japanese, Czech, French and Chinese with Czech subtitles – What impact do the Olympic Games have on their host cities? Athens, Tokyo, Beijing and Paris – cities that have changed the urban layout of entire neighbourhoods for the Olympics, transforming their appearance forever. Unused sports stadiums are falling into disrepair and grass is growing over them, while public attention is focused on the construction of new stadiums costing billions, for which thousands of residents have to move out to make way.

The director travels to Olympic host cities to explore this unsustainable cycle, which has a devastating effect on the city's economy, the environment, and the lives of ordinary people.