Film Review: The Swimmers is a look at resilience and sisterhood

"Nathalie and Manal Issa – real-life sisters – are terrific in the lead roles, bickering and squabbling as the dependable Yusra and the headstrong Sara take turns to push one another onwards when all seems lost"
Film Review: The Swimmers is a look at resilience and sisterhood

The Swimmers. (L to R) Nathalie Issa as Yusra Mardini, Manal Issa as Sara Mardini in The Swimmers. Cr. Laura Radford/Netflix © 2022

Fri, 02 Dec, 2022 - 18:18
Declan Burke

  • The Swimmers
  • ★★★★☆

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