The Swimmers (2022) Cast & Crew

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Directed by Sally El Hosaini.

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
• Ali Suliman as Ezzat Mardini
• Aso Sherabayani as Mo
• Mudar Abbara as Fadi
• Giorgio Spiegelfeld as Gustaf
• Dritan Kastrati as Vadim
• Csémy Balázs as Gabor
• Roderick Hill as Viktor
• Victoria Valcheva as Kostana
• Bridgitta Roy as Diana
• Lena Chamamyan as Ninar
• Shahd Tinawi as Hala
• Abdelrahim Alawji as Uncle Nabil
• Dimitris Dalianis as Giorgos
• Sarah J. Kolb as Lena
• Isobel Eadie as Rio Swimmer
• Carlotta De Gregori as Rio Swimmer Marlena Kristov
• Christine Jaeggi as Rio Swimmer Yemen
• Amy Grant as Rio Swimmer
• Christine Hoyle as Rio Swimmer
• Johanna Umurungi as Rio Swimmer
• Eloise Clements as Rio Swimmer
• Ayham Assaf as Militia Man
• Michael Gebel as Berlin Coach Driver
• Amoura Simpson
• Arabella Simpson
• Drew Asparagus as Kenan
• Frank Rod as Gustavo
• Makie De Souza as Roma
• Ayman Alhussein as Ayman
• Semo Salha as Amjad

Crew

• Eric Fellner — Producer
• Sally El Hosaini — Director
• Ali Jaafar — Producer
• Jack Thorne — Writer
• Tim Bevan — Producer
• Christopher Ross — Director of Photography
• Steven Price — Original Music Composer
• Tim Cole — Producer

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