The Swimmers - Official Teaser © 2022 Biography, Drama, Sport
November 23, 2022 (United States) |© 2022 Netflix
Sisters Yusra and Sarah Mardini fled their home country of Syria in 2015 when their house was destroyed during the civil war. They journeyed to Lebanon and then onto Turkey where they arranged to be smuggled into Greece on a dinghy. However, the refugees were in the middle of the Aegean Sea when the engine of the overcrowded dinghy cut out and the pair, plus two others who could swim, were responsible for saving the lives of those on board. Just a year after their harrowing experience Yusra competed in two swimming events at the Rio Olympics as part of the Refugee Olympic team.
Director
Sally El Hosaini
Writers
Sally El Hosaini (co-written by), Jack Thorne
Actors
Matthias Schweighöfer, Ali Suliman, James Krishna Floyd
Genre
Biography, Drama, Sport
Run Time
2 hours 14 minutes
Sisters Yusra and Sarah Mardini fled their home country of Syria in 2015 when their house was destroyed during the civil war. They journeyed to Lebanon and then onto Turkey where they arranged to be smuggled into Greece on a dinghy. However, the refugees were in the middle of the Aegean Sea when the engine of the overcrowded dinghy cut out and the pair, plus two others who could swim, were responsible for saving the lives of those on board. Just a year after their harrowing experience Yusra competed in two swimming events at the Rio Olympics as part of the Refugee Olympic team.
Director
Sally El Hosaini
Writers
Sally El Hosaini (co-written by), Jack Thorne
Actors
Matthias Schweighöfer, Ali Suliman, James Krishna Floyd
Genre
Biography, Drama, Sport
Run Time
2 hours 14 minutes