The Swimmers (2022)

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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.

• Released: 2022-09-08
• Genres: Drama, History
• Runtime: 2h 14m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 7.4/10 from 662 votes

Directed by Sally El Hosaini.

Top 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

Full cast & crew

Where to watch The Swimmers

• United States: stream on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
• United Kingdom: stream on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
• India: stream on Netflix
• Canada: stream on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
• Australia: stream on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads

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