The True Story of Syrian Refugee Sisters in 'The Swimmers' Trailer

"Swim for me, for everyone who died trying to find a new life. Swim for all of us." Netflix has released the full trailer for The Swimmers< /em>, a true story film directed by a Welsh-Egyptian filmmaker named Sally El-Hosaini. This already premiered at the Toronto Film Festival last month and will be released on Netflix later this month. From war-torn Syria to the 2016 Rio Olympics, two sisters embark on a harrowing journey as refugees, putting both their hearts and their swimming skills to heroic use. Based on the true story of the miraculous journey of swimming sisters Yusra and Sarah Mardini who fled war-torn Syria to the Rio Olympics in 2016. Starring Nathalie Issa (as Yusra) and Manal Issa (as Sara ) as the two sisters, as well as Matthias Schweighöfer, Ahmed Malek, James Krishna Floyd, Nahel Tzegai, with Kinda Alloush and Ali Suliman. Worth a watch! It really does feel like a remarkable, inspiring and powerful story told beautifully for the screen. Good reviews off TIFF, too. Take a look below.

Here is the full official trailer for The Swimmers by Sally El-Hosaini, straight from YouTube:

You can re-watch the first trailer for El-Hosaini's The Swimmers here, for a first look.

Based on a true story, The Swimmers follows the journey of war-torn Syria to the Rio 2016 Olympics. Two young sisters embark on a harrowing journey as refugees, putting both their hearts and champion swimming skills heroically put to use. Starring Nathalie Issa, Manal Issa, Matthias Schweighöfer, Ahmed Malek, James Krishna Floyd, Nahel Tzegai, Kinda Alloush and Ali Suliman. The Swimmers is directed by Welsh-Egyptian director Sally El-Hosaini, his second feature film after directing My Brother the Devil previously, as well as a few short films. The screenplay written by El Hosaini and multi-award winning screenwriter and playwright Jack Thorne. Produced by Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner of Working Title alongside Ali Jaafar and Tim Cole. Premiering at TIFF 2022 later this month. Netflix will then stream The Swimmers by El-Hosaini on Netflix starting November 23, 2022 this fall. Stay tuned for updates. Do you look good?

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