TOUCHÉ

A documentary by Martina Moor, 86, 2023

Synopsis

Nathalie has a dream since childhood: a gold medal in fencing. A consuming ambition that merges with obsession. An accomplice father and demanding life master who pushes her to try any path to victory. A legendary coach. Three Olympic Games with two different flags. 10 years of challenges, many defeats and few victories.

Nathalie trains obsessively, attends competitions around the world, follows gurus and propitiatory ceremonies. She marries a TV chef. She builds a winning, hyper-performing public persona.

Glamorous evenings in Paris, bourgeois lunches in Milan, TV interviews in Rio de Janeiro.

Moments of despair and the desire to drop everything.

Upset by the sudden death of her father, Nathalie continues an inner dialogue with him, once again seeking his help to win.

Casting

  • Nathalie Moellhausen
  • Filippo Moellhausen
  • Daniel Levavasseur
  • Don Trent Jacobs aka Four Arrows
  • Valeria Ferlini
  • Natalio Simionato