This review originally ran September 8, 2022, in conjunction with the film’s premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival. The last decade has seen a plethora of movies about the crisis ...

The movie condenses the story in order to fit it ... Read on for a breakdown of The Swimmers true story, including how accurate The Swimmers is to the true story of Yusra and Sara Mardini.

Netflix also stated that the movie received “a 4-minute long standing ovation from the audiences at the Toronto film festival,” further piquing my interest. “The Swimmers” is a movie you must go back ...

In November 2022, Netflix premiered the film The Swimmers on its platform. The movie is about real-life sisters Sara and Yusra Mardini and their journey to escape the Syrian Civil War. Yusra also ...

8. By Etan Vlessing Canada Bureau Chief The Working Title and Netflix drama The Swimmers, about real-life sisters on an inspiring odyssey as refugees from war-torn Syria to the 2016 Rio Olympics ...

only backed by their grit and will-power have also been roped in as significant characters in the movie. THE SWIMMERS is a must watch during this festive season to understand this aspect of life ...

Sally El Hosaini’s Netflix movie The Swimmers will be making its world premiere at the Toronto Film Festival as the opening-night film on September 8 at Roy Thomson Hall. The pic, based on a ...

By Michael Rechtshaffen Both adversity and triumph are in abundant supply in Sally El Hosaini’s The Swimmers, an undeniably powerful if inescapably episodic drama chronicling the harrowing ...

This film dramatizes the story of two real-life sisters from Syria and their ordeal fleeing to Europe. One eventually competed at the Olympics. By Ben Kenigsberg When you purchase a ticket for an ...

Based on a true story, The Swimmers follows the journey from war-torn Syria to the 2016 Rio Olympics. Two young sisters embark on a harrowing journey as refugees, putting both their hearts and ...

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Nathalie Issa, who plays Yusra. The Netflix movie "The Swimmers" tells the story of two sisters. They tease each other, as sisters do, and push each other's buttons.