The Swimmers

Name: The Swimmers
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Released: November 11, 2022
Duration: 134 min
Rating: 62
Cast: Ahmed Malek, Alfredo Tavares, Ali Suliman, Balázs Csémy, Bridgitta Roy

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Netflix | Release Date: November 11, 2022 | PG-13

Starring: Ahmed Malek, Alfredo Tavares, Ali Suliman, Balázs Csémy, Bridgitta Roy, Carlotta De Gregori, Christian Di Sciullo, Daniel Eghan, Dritan Kastrati, Ekran Mustafa, Elmi Rashid Elmi, Isabella Charlotta Poppius, Isobel Eadie, James Floyd, Joelle Koissi, Kinda Alloush, Manal Issa, Maria Scognamiglio, Matthias Schweighöfer, Nahel Tzegai, Nas Ganev, Nathalie Issa, Roderick Hill, Sue King-Spear, Victoria Valcheva, Yao Chin

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Streams on Netflix beginning November 23, 2022.

Summary: A story of the miraculous journey made by swimming sisters Yusra and Sarah Mardini who fled as refugees from war-torn Syria all the way to the 2016 Rio Olympics.

Director: Sally El Hosaini

Genre(s): Biography, Drama, Sport

Rating: PG-13

Runtime: 134 min

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Hanna Flint

Nov 15, 2022

Not all heroes wear capes, some wear swimming caps – and The Swimmers is an empowering reminder that it is a human right to live safely, no matter where you come from. Read full review

Nikki Baughan

Sep 18, 2022

Its impact comes not only from the real-life events it’s depicting, but also the way in which it frames this now-familiar tale; a triumph of human – and particularly female – will against adversity and a celebration of those who would seek a better life, despite the costs. Read full review

The Telegraph Tim Robey

Nov 11, 2022

Unashamedly rousing and immaculately crafted, The Swimmers is up there with Creed as a sports drama with more at stake than individual glory – a global-humanist purview to which it ascends without getting the slightest bit preachy. Read full review

Steve Pond

Sep 18, 2022

The juxtaposition of jubilance and misery is the film’s modus operandi, however jarring it may seem. Read full review

David Jenkins

Dec 10, 2022

One issue with here is there’s so much plot, alongside a persistent desire to frame and underscore every one of this journey’s universal resonances, that it’s hard not to feel bogged down in ideas and details. Read full review

Empire Lou Thomas

Nov 11, 2022

A long, sometimes broad film, but one that tackles an important and prescient subject, especially considering the ever-increasing numbers of asylum seekers crossing seas in dangerous circumstances. Read full review

The Guardian Benjamin Lee

Sep 18, 2022

There’s an extraordinary story to be told here. It’s just a shame it had to be told in such an ordinary way. Read full review

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Rag721

Feb 6, 2023

Great movie, I watch it many times never got bored. It is very realistic. Details are amazing. Actors are so real. Sad and happy at the same time. This kind of feelings cant be created without great director and great actors.