Netflix debuted the official teaser trailer for The Swimmers, the drama 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).
Directed by Sally El Hosaini, the film will World Premiere as the Opening Night Gala Presentation for the 47th Toronto International Film Festival, followed by opening night film of the 18th Zurich Film Festival; and will be released on Netflix on November 23, 2022.
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.
Watch the official teaser trailer for The Swimmers.