Film

The Swimmers

7.420222h 14m+16Drama History

Age rating: +16
Director: Sally El Hosaini
Year: 2022

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.

Top cast

Nathalie Issa

Yusra Mardini

Manal Issa

Sarah Mardini

Matthias Schweighöfer

Sven

Ahmed Malek

Nizar

James Floyd

Emad

Nahel Tzegai

Shada

Akuc Bol

Onnab

Elmi Rashid Elmi

Bilal

Ali Zayn

Abdo

Kinda Alloush

Mervat Mardini

Ali Suliman

Ezzat Mardini

Aso Sherabayani

Mudar Abbara

Fadi

Giorgio Spiegelfeld

Gustaf

Dritan Kastrati

Vadim

Csémy Balázs

Gabor

Roderick Hill

Viktor

Victoria Valcheva

Kostana

Directed by

Sally El Hosaini

Written by

Jack Thorne

Produced by

Eric Fellner, Ali Jaafar, Tim Bevan