Nyad Movie Details:
| Based on | Find a Way by Diana Nyad |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Biography Drama Sports |
| Release date | September 1, 2023 (Telluride) October 20, 2023 (United States) |
| Running time | 2hr 1min |
| Age rating | PG-13 |
| Starring | Annette Bening Jodie Foster Rhys Ifans |
| Directed by | Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi Jimmy Chin |
| Screenplay by | Julia Cox |
| Produced by | Andrew Lazar Teddy Schwarzman |
| Cinematography by | Claudio Miranda |
| Edited by | Christopher Tellefsen |
| Music by | Alexandre Desplat |
| Production Company | Black Bear Pictures Mad Chance Productions |
| Distributor | Netflix |
Nyad Movie Cast & Characters:
- Annette Bening as Diana Nyad
- Anna Harriette Pittman as Diana, age 14
- Jodie Foster as Bonnie Stoll[5]
- Rhys Ifans as John Bartlett[6]
- Karly Rothenberg as Dee Brady
- Jeena Yi as Angel Yanagihara
- Luke Cosgrove as Luke Tipple
- Eric T. Miller as Jack Nelson
- Garland Scott as Jon Rose
- Johnny Carson as himself
Storyline:
The film tells a remarkable true story of athlete Diana Nyad who, at the age of 60 and with the help of her best friend and coach, commits to achieving her life-long dream: a 110-mile open ocean swim from Cuba to Florida.
About Nyad Movie:
Nyad is an American biographical sports drama film about swimmer Diana Nyad’s multiple attempts in the early 2010s to swim the Straits of Florida, with flashbacks to her early life.
The film is Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin’s narrative feature directorial debut.
The film is based on Diana Nyad’s autobiography Find a Way.
An earlier script by Robert Specland was featured on the 2015 Black List of the best-unproduced scripts of the year.
The film had its world premiere at the 50th Telluride Film Festival on September 1, 2023. It was released in select theaters on October 20, 2023, before streaming on Netflix on November 3.
