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The Swimmers

2022 • 2h 14m •
Drama History
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★ 7.4/10
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The Swimmers

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 Billed Cast

Nathalie Issa
Nathalie Issa
Yusra Mardini
Manal Issa
Manal Issa
Sarah Mardini
Matthias Schweighöfer
Matthias Schweighöfer
Sven
Ahmed Malek
Ahmed Malek
Nizar
James Floyd
James Floyd
Emad
Nahel Tzegai
Nahel Tzegai
Shada
Akuc Bol
Akuc Bol
Onnab
Elmi Rashid Elmi
Elmi Rashid Elmi
Bilal

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2023-02-10

Two young sisters - Sara (Manal Issa) and Yusra (Nathalie Issa) are obsessed with representing their Syrian nation at the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro in 2016. Their father is their coach and their mentor, and he drives them hard - but that might all prove to be for nought when a bomb comes crashing through the roof of their swimming pool and only narrowly avoids killing someone! Scared but determined, the family decide to enlist the help of their charismatic cousin Nizar (Ahmed Malek) and armed with some borrowed cash try to get from their home to Germany where they hope to find safety and...