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The Swimmers
Official release poster
Directed bySally El Hosaini
Screenplay by
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyChristopher Ross
Edited byIain Kitching
Music bySteven Price
Production
company
Distributed byNetflix
Release dates
  • September 8, 2022 (2022-09-08) (TIFF)
  • November 11, 2022 (2022-11-11) (United Kingdom/United States)
  • November 23, 2022 (2022-11-23) (Netflix)
Running time
134 minutes[1]
Countries
  • United Kingdom
  • United States
LanguagesEnglish, Arabic

The Swimmers is a 2022 biographical 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[2], Ahmed Malek, Matthias Schweighöfer, Ali Suliman, Kinda Alloush, James Krishna Floyd and Elmi Rashid Elmi.

The Swimmers had its world premiere at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival on September 8, 2022,[3] and was released in select cinemas on November 11, 2022, It 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.

Premise

The story of teenage Olympian refugee, Yusra Mardini, who, with her sister Sara, dragged a dinghy of refugees to safety across the Aegean Sea.

Cast

Production

In April 2021, was announced that Manal Issa and Nathalie Issa have been cast to play real-life sisters Yusra and Sarah Mardini in The Swimmers for Working Title Films and Netflix.[4]

Principal photography was suspended five days before commencing due to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. Production began in April 2021 and shot in the United Kingdom, Belgium, and Turkey.[5]

Release

The Swimmers had its world premiere at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival on September 8, 2022,[3] and was released in select cinemas on November 11, 2022, before its streaming release on November 23, 2022, by Netflix.[6]

Reception

On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a score of 80% based on 50 reviews, with an average rating of 6.5/10. The website's consensus reads, "The Swimmers can be heavy-handed and it's arguably too long, but it handles a worthy topic with generally uplifting results."[6] On Metacritic, the film holds a score of 63 out of 100, based on 14 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews."[7]

References

  1. ^ "The Swimmers". Toronto International Film Festival. Retrieved July 27, 2022.
  2. ^ "Meet the Cast of 'The Swimmers'". Netflix Tudum. Retrieved November 28, 2022.
  3. ^ a b "The Swimmers chosen as Toronto International Film Festival opening night gala film". The Globe and Mail. July 27, 2022. Retrieved November 17, 2022.
  4. ^ Roxborough, Scott (April 20, 2021). "Real-life Sisters Cast to Star in Netflix/Working Title Drama 'The Swimmers'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved April 20, 2021.
  5. ^ Ramachandran, Naman (April 20, 2021). "Netflix, Working Title Begin Production on Sally El Hosaini's 'The Swimmers' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved April 20, 2021.
  6. ^ a b "The Swimmers". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved November 25, 2022.
  7. ^ "The Swimmers Reviews". Metacritic. Red Ventures. Retrieved November 25, 2022.
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