The Swimmers (2022)★ 7.4/10
- Drama
- Biography
- Sport
Directed by: Sally El Hosaini
Written by: Sally El Hosaini, Jack Thorne
Yusra and Sarah Mardini manage to escape their home country, Syria, after the civil war broke out there in 2015. After surviving the chaos, they try to enter Greece illegally. Tragically, their dinghy capsizes, but thanks to the sisters being excellent swimmers, they manage to bring everyone safely ashore. A year has passed, and now the sisters prepare to compete in the 2016 Rio Olympics.
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Matthias SchweighöferSven
Manal IssaSara Mardini
Ali SulimanEzzat Mardini
Nathalie IssaYusra Mardini
James Krishna FloydEmad
Ahmed MalekNizar
Nahel TzegaiShada
Daniel EghanRefugee
Alfredo TavaresOlympic Coach
Roderick HillViktor
Dritan KastratiVadim
Joelle KoissiOlympic Photographer
Zoltan RencsarHungarian PoliceVictoria ValchevaKostana
Ekran MustafaRefugee
Balázs CsémyHungarian MechanicCarlotta De GregoriMarlena Kristov (Olympic swimmer)
Bridgitta RoyDianaSophie-Jo BemanMedic
Isobel EadieSwimmer 1 Rio
Elmi Rashid ElmiBilal
Nisha ZalaRefuge
Isabella Charlotta PoppiusBrazilian Reporter
Metin HassanRefugee
Aso SherabayaniMoAli ZaynAbdo
Mudar AbbaraFadiSemo SalhaAmjadSamantha JohnsonMedicAyman AlhusseinAymanMehmet TasSyrian refugee roleFrank RodGustavo (Argentine athlete)Giorgio SpiegelfeldGustaf
Sue King-SpearRefugeeChristine JaeggiRio swimmer - YemenSarah J. KolbLenaDrew AsparagusKenanAjay KalyansinghRefugeeShwetal ShahRefugeKorri Singh AulakhRefugeeMakie De SouzaRomaChloe GoodridgeYusra MardinicreditOnlyDemi PonnouYemen Olympic Swimming CoachDogu KocogluPoliceMaria ScognamiglioBrasilian Olympic TeamSophie RomerOlympic AthleteMuhammet Asil KarakanSyrian team leaderSean BerrySwimmer (Team Poland)uncreditedWayne NewportSerbian EngineeruncreditedYao ChinReporter at Rio GamesChristian Di SciulloRefugeeKinda AlloushMervat MardiniNas GanevRefugeeTianyi KiyLane Official