The Swimmers is an upcoming American drama film directed by Sally El Hosaini from a screenplay that she co-wrote with Jack Thorne. The film stars Manal Issa, Nathalie Issa, Ahmed Malek, Matthias Schweighöfer, Ali Sulima, Kinda Alloush, James Krishna Floyd and Elmi Rashid Elmi. It will release on Netflix globally in 2022.
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Directed by | Sally El Hosaini |
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Distributed by | Netflix |
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Country | United States |
Language | English |
Cast
- Manal Issa as Sarah Mardini
- Nathalie Issa as Yusra Mardini
- Ahmed Malek
- Matthias Schweighöfer
- Ali Sulima
- Kinda Alloush
- James Krishna Floyd
- Elmi Rashid Elmi
Production
In April 2021, was announced that Manal Issa and Nathalie Issa have been cast to play real-life sisters Yusra and Sarah Mardini in The Swimmers for Working Title Films and Netflix.[1]
Principal photography was suspended five days before commencing due to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. Production began on April 2021 and will start shooting in the United Kingdom, followed by Belgium and Turkey.[2]
References
- ^ Roxborough, Scott (April 20, 2021). "Real-life Sisters Cast to Star in Netflix/Working Title Drama 'The Swimmers'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved April 20, 2021.
- ^ Ramachandran, Naman (April 20, 2021). "Netflix, Working Title Begin Production on Sally El Hosaini's 'The Swimmers' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved April 20, 2021.
External links
- The Swimmers at IMDb