The Swimmers

Biography Drama Sports

United Kingdom, United States

English

November 23, 2022

2hr 14min

Status: released

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The Swimmers Movie Details:

Country	United Kingdom, United States
Language	English
Genre	Biography, Drama, Sports
Release date	September 8, 2022 (TIFF) November 11, 2022 (United Kingdom/United States) November 23, 2022 (Netflix)
Running time	2hr 14min
Starring	Nathalie Issa Manal Issa Ahmed Malek Matthias Schweighöfer Ali Suliman Kinda Alloush James Krishna Floyd
Directed by	Sally El-Hosaini
Screenplay by	Sally El-Hosaini Jack Thorne
Produced by	Eric Fellner Tim Bevan Ali Jaafar Tim Cole
Cinematography by	Christopher Ross
Edited by	Iain Kitching
Music by	Steven Price
Production Company	Working Title Films Netflix
Distributor	Netflix

The Swimmers Movie Cast & Characters:

Nathalie Issa as Yusra Mardini
Manal Issa as Sarah Mardini
Ahmed Malek as Nizar
Matthias Schweighöfer as Sven
James Krishna Floyd as Emad
Ali Suliman as Ezzat Mardini
Kinda Alloush as Mervat Mardini
Elmi Rashid Elmi as Bilal
Nahel Tzegai as Shada

Storyline:

From war-torn Syria to the 2016 Rio Olympics, two young sisters embark on a harrowing journey as refugees, putting both their hearts and champion swimming skills to heroic use. Based on a true story.

About The Swimmers Movie:

The Swimmers is a biographical sports drama film directed by Sally El Hosaini from a screenplay that she co-wrote with Jack Thorne. The film stars real-life sisters Nathalie Issa and Manal Issa, Ahmed Malek, Matthias Schweighöfer, Ali Suliman, Kinda Alloush, James Krishna Floyd, and Elmi Rashid Elmi.

Production began in April 2021, and the film was shot in the United Kingdom, Belgium, and Turkey. Filming locations in Turkey include Istanbul and Çeşme.

The actresses who play the swimming sisters are actual sisters

The Swimmers had its world premiere at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival on September 8, 2022, and was released in select cinemas on November 11, 2022.

The film was shown at the evening gala of the Marrakesh International Film Festival on November 18, 2022, before its streaming release on November 23, 2022, by Netflix.