The Swimmers

Sep 8, 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

The Swimmers Trailers

Cast

Yusra Mardini

Nathalie Issa

Sarah Mardini

Manal Issa

Sven

Matthias Schweighöfer

Nizar

Ahmed Malek

Emad

James Floyd

Shada

Nahel Tzegai

Onnab

Akuc Bol

Bilal

Elmi Rashid Elmi

Abdo

Ali Zayn

Mervat Mardini

Kinda Alloush

Ezzat Mardini

Ali Suliman

Aso Sherabayani

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