The Swimmers Trailer gives us a glimpse into the biographical drama film which is set to be released on Netflix, later this month. The film is directed by Sally El Hosaini from a screenplay that is also co-wrote with Jack Thorne. It had a world premiere at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival in September and is scheduled to be released in select theatres.
The official synopsis of the film reads, “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.” It is based on the true story of teenage Olympian refugee, Yusra Mardini, who, with her sister Sara, dragged a dinghy of refugees to safety across the Aegean Sea.
The cast of the film includes Nathalie Issa as Yusra Mardini, Manal Issa as Sara Mardini, Ahmed Malek as Nizar, Matthias Schweighöfer as Sven, James Krishna Floyd as Emad, Ali Suliman as Ezzat Mardini, Kinda Alloush as Mervat Mardini, Elmi Rashid Elmi as Bilal, Nahel Tzegai and Akuc Bol.
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The trailer starts off with the athletes getting ready to compete in the swimming competition but the lead gets flashbacks of her time when she was trying to survive in the sea. Followed by the sisters’ lives back in Syria where they were like any other happy family, with dreams of competing in the Olympics.
But the conflict in Syria escalates out of control and they decide to get out of the war-torn country, to chase their dreams. They seem to find a way out via a boat, which will take them to Greece but the number of people wanting to board the small boat, pushed everyone to danger and the motor also stops working.
That’s when the two sisters decide to tirelessly swim and take the boat to the shore. But the journey to the Olympics is still a faraway dream and how how they make it to the 2016 Rio Olympics, is another remarkable story.
Watch The Swimmers Trailer
The Swimmers will be released in select theatres on November 11 and will be available globally on 23rd November on Netflix.
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