Teaser Trailer for ‘The Swimmers’ Movie About Two Refugee Sisters
by Alex Billington
September 1, 2022
Source: YouTube
“We need to move forward. We’re not allowed to give up.” Netflix has revealed a teaser trailer for a film titled The Swimmers, made by a Welsh-Egyptian filmmaker named Sally El-Hosaini. This is premiering soon at the 2022 Toronto Film Festival, hence this trailer arriving now, before it arrives for streaming on Netflix this November. From war-torn Syria to the 2016 Rio Olympics, two sisters embark on a harrowing journey as refugees, putting both their hearts and champion swimming skills to heroic use. Based on the true story of the miraculous journey made by swimming sisters Yusra Sarah Mardini who fled as refugees from war-torn Syria all the way to the 2016 Rio Olympics. Starring Nathalie Issa (as Yusra) and Manal Issa (as Sara) as the two sisters, plus Matthias Schweighöfer, Ahmed Malek, James Krishna Floyd, Nahel Tzegai, with Kinda Alloush and Ali Suliman. This is a fantastic teaser, with David Guetta’s song “Titanium ft. Sia” in it, and lots of emotional footage. I’m planning to watch this when it’s out later this fall.
Here’s the official trailer (+ poster) for Sally El-Hosaini’s The Swimmers, direct from YouTube:
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. The Swimmers is directed by Welsh-Egyptian filmmaker Sally El-Hosaini, her second feature after making 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 Working Title’s Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner alongside Ali Jaafar and Tim Cole. Premiering at TIFF 2022 later this month. Netflix will then release El-Hosaini’s The Swimmers streaming on Netflix starting on November 23rd, 2022 this fall. Stay tuned for updates. Look any good?