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The Swimmers
The Swimmers

The Swimmers

2022 134 min ★ 7.4 Drama, History

From war-torn Syria to the 2016 Rio Olympics, two young sisters embark on a risky voyage, putting their hearts and their swimming skills to heroic use.

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Cast

Nathalie Issa

Nathalie Issa

Yusra Mardini

Manal Issa

Manal Issa

Sarah Mardini

Matthias Schweighöfer

Matthias Schweighöfer

Sven

Ahmed Malek

Ahmed Malek

Nizar

James Floyd

James Floyd

Emad

Nahel Tzegai

Nahel Tzegai

Shada

Akuc Bol

Akuc Bol

Onnab

Elmi Rashid Elmi

Elmi Rashid Elmi

Bilal

Ali Zayn

Abdo

Kinda Alloush

Kinda Alloush

Mervat Mardini

Details

Director

Sally El Hosaini

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Production

Working Title Films

Reviews

C

CinemaSerf

February 10, 2023

★ 7/10

Two young sisters - Sara (Manal Issa) and Yusra (Nathalie Issa) are obsessed with representing their Syrian nation at the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro in 2016. Their father is their coach and their mentor, and he drives them hard - but that might all prove to be for nought when a bomb comes crashing through the roof of their swimming pool and only narrowly avoids killing someone! Scared but det...

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