In support of the Refugee Buddy Project
The Swimmers
Telling the story of the miraculous real journey made by swimming sisters Yusra and Sarah Mardini who fled war torn Syria in a bid to achieve their dream of swimming in the Olympics, with dangerous and heroic results.
Director: Sally El-Hosaini
Cast includes: Nathalie issa, Manal Issa, Matthais Schweighofer
Annie's Staff Pick
134 mins/ 2022/ UK, US, some subtitles
From war-torn Syria to the 2016 Rio Olympics, two young sisters Yusra and Sara Mardini embark on a harrowing journey as refugees with more than a dozen refugees in a flimsy dinghy for a perilous journey across the Aegean Sea. For three gruelling hours, the siblings battle the elements, putting both their hearts and champion swimming skills to heroic use.
- "True-life tale of triumph against the odds" - BFI
"Inspiring Olympian refugee story" - The Guardian
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