The Swimmers
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Two Syrian sisters flee their war-torn homeland and use their extraordinary swimming talent to survive a treacherous journey toward the 2016 Rio Olympics.
Why watch: The true story that opened TIFF 2022 and hit #1 on Netflix in 15 countries.
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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
Crew
Sally El Hosaini — Director
Jack Thorne — Writer
Eric Fellner — Producer
Ali Jaafar — Producer
Tim Bevan — Producer
Tim Cole — Producer
Christopher Ross — Director of Photography
Iain Kitching — Editor
Steven Price — Original Music Composer
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