"The Swimmers" is based on the real-life story of Syrian sisters who fled their country. Film producers were lining up in 2016 to secure rights to the life story of professional swimmers Yusra and Sara Mardini, but the sisters turned down multiple offers. The siblings were known for their remarkable story of survival and heroism, but after fleeing Syria’s ongoing civil war just one year earlier, they weren’t yet ready for the world to see it on screen.
Now it has just been released on November 11, 2022. Here is a detailed review of The Swimmers Netflix.
The journey the girls are then forced to take is a tense and immersive one, the two are sent on a long and dangerous trek to Germany with their cousin, relying on shady contacts and precarious transport. Scenes of them in an overloaded inflatable boat are frightening but also frustrating, with some over-directed flourishes proving to be distracting, along with the dreaded return of Sia, it all seems a little uninspired after a similarly fraught sequence was told so creatively in Flee. Flaws aside, we are inevitably swept up in the unfair chaos of their ongoing travels and eager to see them find safety. For Yusra, happiness isn’t just tied to where she ends up but also to what she ends up doing. The pair had been trained by their father to become professional swimmers, and while Sara started to lose interest, Yusra is determined to make it to the Olympics.
The Issa sisters are both fine, a natural off-screen chemistry buoying moments when their dialogue feels more artificial, but the casting often feels more explained by the gimmick of their relationship rather than their suitability for the roles. Thorne’s script doesn’t expand their characters beyond the basest of types, and so the sisters are more defined by what happens to them then who they really are. There’s an extraordinary story to be told here. It’s just a shame it had to be told in such an ordinary way.
There's nothing wrong with that formula inherently, and few stories are harder to resist than an underdog done right, but El Hosaini, working with a script from renowned playwright and screenwriter Jack Thorne, finds herself going for the broadest strokes throughout, giving her film the feel of a slightly anonymous Hollywoodization, efficient in some ways but ultimately lacking, a film aiming to be liked by everyone but loved by nobody.
Now it has just been released on November 11, 2022. Here is a detailed review of The Swimmers Netflix.
1. The Swimmers: What is it about?
The journey the girls are then forced to take is a tense and immersive one, the two are sent on a long and dangerous trek to Germany with their cousin, relying on shady contacts and precarious transport. Scenes of them in an overloaded inflatable boat are frightening but also frustrating, with some over-directed flourishes proving to be distracting, along with the dreaded return of Sia, it all seems a little uninspired after a similarly fraught sequence was told so creatively in Flee. Flaws aside, we are inevitably swept up in the unfair chaos of their ongoing travels and eager to see them find safety. For Yusra, happiness isn’t just tied to where she ends up but also to what she ends up doing. The pair had been trained by their father to become professional swimmers, and while Sara started to lose interest, Yusra is determined to make it to the Olympics.
The Issa sisters are both fine, a natural off-screen chemistry buoying moments when their dialogue feels more artificial, but the casting often feels more explained by the gimmick of their relationship rather than their suitability for the roles. Thorne’s script doesn’t expand their characters beyond the basest of types, and so the sisters are more defined by what happens to them then who they really are. There’s an extraordinary story to be told here. It’s just a shame it had to be told in such an ordinary way.
2. The Swimmers Netflix Review
There's nothing wrong with that formula inherently, and few stories are harder to resist than an underdog done right, but El Hosaini, working with a script from renowned playwright and screenwriter Jack Thorne, finds herself going for the broadest strokes throughout, giving her film the feel of a slightly anonymous Hollywoodization, efficient in some ways but ultimately lacking, a film aiming to be liked by everyone but loved by nobody.
The visuals are beautiful and sometimes gritty balancing innocence and atrocity to show us the realities the refugees faced. While swimming may not always be the central focus of the storytelling, the determination and resolve of the characters showcases how Champions can be found everywhere. There's no sensitive nudity a lot of profanity and some brutal violence including sexual assault give the swimmers four out of five couches. The swimmers it's based on a true story and has a bunch of drama but is it worth it in the end. Tense situations are continuously growing and worth a try.
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