The Swimmers (2022 film)

The Swimmers
Official release poster
Directed bySally El-Hosaini
Screenplay by
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyChristopher Ross
Edited byIain Kitching
Music bySteven Price
Production
company
Distributed byNetflix
Release dates
  • September 8, 2022 (2022-09-08) (TIFF)
  • November 11, 2022 (2022-11-11) (United Kingdom/United States)
  • November 23, 2022 (2022-11-23) (Netflix)
Running time
134 minutes[1]
Countries
  • United Kingdom
  • United States
Languages
  • Arabic
  • English

The Swimmers is a 2022 biographical sports drama film directed by Sally El Hosaini based on a screenplay co-written by Sally El Hosaini and Jack Thorne. The film stars real-life sisters Nathalie Issa and Manal Issa,[2] Ahmed Malek, Matthias Schweighöfer, Ali Suliman, Kinda Alloush, James Krishna Floyd, and Elmi Rashid Elmi.

The Swimmers had its world premiere at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival on September 8, 2022,[3] and was released in select cinemas on November 11, 2022. It was shown at the evening gala of the Marrakesh International Film Festival on November 18, 2022, before its streaming release on November 23, 2022, by Netflix.

  1. ^ "The Swimmers". Toronto International Film Festival. Retrieved July 27, 2022.
  2. ^ "Meet the Cast of 'The Swimmers'". Netflix Tudum. Retrieved November 28, 2022.
  3. ^ "The Swimmers chosen as Toronto International Film Festival opening night gala film". The Globe and Mail. July 27, 2022. Retrieved November 17, 2022.