Official Selection - Out of Competition · 44th Edition
THE Swimmers
The Swimmers
Director
Sally EL Hosaini
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
2 h 14 min
Language
English, Arabic
Premiere
MENA premiere (Middle East and North Africa)
Synopsis
From war-torn Syria to the Rio Olympics, Two young sisters embark on a journey, putting both their hearts and champion swimming skills to use.
Cast
Nathalie Issa, Manal Issa, Matthias Schweighofer, Ahmed Malek, James Krishna Floyd, Kinda Alloush, Ali Suliman
Screenplay
Jack Thorne, Sally El Hosaini
Producers
Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Tim Cole, Ali Jaafar
About the Director
She has directed the shorts The FIFTH BOWL and HENNA NIGHT, the television series BABYLON, and her feature debut MY BROTHER THE DEVIL. THE SWIMMERS is her latest film.
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