Project Detail

The Swimmers

Synopsis

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.
Official Selection Toronto International Film Festival 2022 - Opening Gala - World premiere

Details

Year
2022
Type of film
Features
Running time
134 min
Director
Sally El-Hosaini
Producer
Tim Bevan, Tim Cole, Eric Fellner, Ali Jaafar
Editor
Iain Kitching
Screenwriter
Jack Thorne
Production Designer
Patrick Rolfe
Principal cast
Matthias Schweighöfer, Ali Suliman, James Krishna Floyd

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