White Palms

Having suffered as a boy under a brutal Communist-era coach, champion Hungarian gymnast Miklos moves to Canada years later in search of a new start - only to find himself unwittingly perpetuating the very same cycle of abuse among his own pupils.

2006

1h 37min

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Top Billed Cast

Zoltán Miklós Hajdu
Miklós Dongó
Kyle Shewfelt
Kyle Manjak
Gheorghe Dinică
Ferenc 'Puma' Szabó
Andor Lukáts
Dad
Oana Pellea
Mom
Olivér Bajnóczi
Old Miki

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