Movie
The Swimmers
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.
Details
- Release date
- 2022-09-08
- Runtime
- 134 min
- Genres
- Drama, History
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Working Title Films
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Nathalie Issa as Yusra Mardini
- Manal Issa as Sarah Mardini
- Matthias Schweighöfer as Sven
- Ahmed Malek as Nizar
- James Floyd as Emad
- Nahel Tzegai as Shada
- Akuc Bol as Onnab
- Elmi Rashid Elmi as Bilal
- Ali Zayn as Abdo
- Kinda Alloush as Mervat Mardini
- Ali Suliman as Ezzat Mardini
- Aso Sherabayani as Mo
Crew
- Sally El Hosaini - Director
- Jack Thorne - Writer
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