The Swimmers (2022 film)

The Swimmers
The Swimmers
Directed by	Sally El Hosaini
Screenplay by	Sally El Hosaini; Jack Thorne;
Produced by	Eric Fellner; Tim Bevan; Ali Jaafar; Tim Cole;
Starring	Manal Issa; Nathalie Issa; Ahmed Malek; Matthias Schweighöfer; Ali Suliman; Kinda Alloush;
Production; company	Working Title Films;
Distributed by	Netflix
Release date	2022;
Country	United States
Language	English

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 Suliman, Kinda Alloush, James Krishna Floyd and Elmi Rashid Elmi. It will release on Netflix globally in 2022.

Cast[]

Manal Issa as Sarah Mardini
Nathalie Issa as Yusra Mardini
Ahmed Malek
Matthias Schweighöfer
Ali Suliman
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 in April 2021 and will shoot in the United Kingdom, 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

[1] 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.

[2] Ramachandran, Naman (April 20, 2021). "Netflix, Working Title Begin Production on Sally El Hosaini's 'The Swimmers' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved April 20, 2021.

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