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 champion swimming skills to heroic use. Starring Nathalie Issa, Manal Issa, Matthias Schweighöfer, Ahmed Malek, James Krishna Floyd, Nahel Tzegai, Kinda Alloush and Ali Suliman. Directed by: Sally El Hosaini, with a screenplay written by: El Hosaini and multi-award-winning screenwriter and playwright Jack Thorne. Produced by: Working Title’s Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner alongside Ali Jaafar and Tim Cole with Stephen Daldry executive producing.
DIRECTED BY: Sally El Hosaini
PRODUCED BY: Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Tim Cole, Ali Jaafar
WRITTEN BY: Jack Thorne and Sally El Hosaini
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Stephen Daldry, Katherine Pomfret, Tilly Coulson
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY: Christopher Ross, BSC
PRODUCTION DESIGNER: Patrick Rolfe
EDITOR: Ian Kitching
COSTUME DESIGNER: Molly Emma Rowe
HAIR & MAKEUP DESIGNER: Lisa Mustafa
MUSIC BY: Steven Price
PRODUCTION SOUND MIXER: Yves-Marie Omnes
CASTING DIRECTOR: Shaheen Baig
STARRING: Nathalie Issa (Yusra), Manal Issa (Sara), Matthias Schweighöfer (Sven), Ahmed Malek (Nizar), James Krishna Floyd (Emad), Nahel Tzegai (Shada) and Kinda Alloush (Mervat) with Ali Suliman (Ezzat)
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