The Petrichor

The Petrichor Junga Song's "The Petrichor" has to be one of the most inspirational and soul-touching movies in the history of cinema. The movie follows the story of a woman named Maya (Olga Korsak), a former figure skater. Due to an extremely heart-wrenching tragedy, Maya has to quit skating even though it meant a lot to her. Her entire life starts to go downhill from that point on until she decides to get back to figure skating at the age of thirty. As she gets back in the ring, Maya begins to overcome all her sadness and grief and focuses on what is ahead rather than dwelling in the past. She places her idol, Igor Rusky into her traumatic memories in order to turn them into an inspiration for her to move forward in life.

Appropriately released in the year 2020, this Canadian movie has the potential to uplift just about anyone! Amidst the Covid'19 outburst, almost everyone had lost their will to focus on their careers which is where movies like "The Petrichor" come to the rescue. They really show that it is never too late to set the sail and be victorious. If you work hard enough for your goals, you will eventually achieve them. This is packed with such life lessons making it a MUST-WATCH.

A powerful tale of grit and inspiration, The Petrichor is anchored by a terrific lead performance from Olga Korsak coupled with deft visual storytelling from Junga Song. The film hits all the right notes, firing on all cylinders in this tale of the underdog persevering almost insurmountable obstacles to achieve greatness. Song has made a potent film, one that does not shy away from putting the audience into the mind of its protagonist whose tragic past holds the key to her prosperous future.

Song pulls a double duty as both writer and director here and she perfectly balances the nuances of the script with its more emotional bits. Considerable praise is also due to the cinematographer Ismail Atiev whose eye for the visual matches the kinetic nature of both the sport and the story. The soundtrack adds a further layer of depth to the story as well. All in all, The Petrichor is a powerful sports drama that hits it out of the park, a tour de force from a visionary director that will echo terrifically with audiences everywhere.