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The Swimmers
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The Swimmers

Nov 24, 2022
2h 14m
★ 7.4

Overview

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.

Genres

Drama
History

Production Companies

Working Title Films

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Cast

Manal Issa

Sarah Mardini

Manal Issa

Nathalie Issa

Yusra Mardini

Nathalie Issa

Matthias Schweighöfer

Sven

Matthias Schweighöfer

Ali Suliman

Ezzat Mardini

Ali Suliman

James Floyd

Emad

James Floyd

Ahmed Malek

Nizar

Ahmed Malek

Kinda Alloush

Mervat Mardini

Kinda Alloush

Nahel Tzegai

Shada

Nahel Tzegai

Carlotta De Gregori

Marlena Kristov (Olympic swimmer)

Carlotta De Gregori

Victoria Valcheva

Kostana

Victoria Valcheva

Sue King-Spear

Refugee

Sue King-Spear

Bridgitta Roy

Diana

Bridgitta Roy