THE SWIMMERS Q&A with Sally El Hosaini, Nathalie Issa, Manal Issa | TIFF 2022
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- Опубликовано: 15 окт 2024
- The team behind THE SWIMMERS in conversation with TIFF in advance of its premiere at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival. This soaring epic dramatizes the true story of two sisters who left their home in war-torn Syria for a new life in Europe - and the chance to compete in the 2016 Summer Olympics.
The 47th Toronto International Film Festival runs September 8 to 18, 2022. For more, visit tiff.net.
An epic adventure drawn from the most pressing of global stories, The Swimmers tells the remarkable true tale of sisters Yusra and Sara Mardini, who fled their home in war-torn Damascus to seek a new life in Europe and earn the chance to compete in the Olympics. Directed by Sally El Hosaini (My Brother the Devil) and written by Jack Thorne (TIFF ’19’s The Aeronauts), this is a moving story of two young women refugees, and their inspiring reach for a better life. Yusra and Sara have pursued rigorous swimming training with their father (Ali Suliman) since childhood. By 2015, with Syria’s devastating civil war escalating, their dreams of Olympic gold are quickly fading. They decide to risk the perilous journey to Europe. Accompanied by their cousin (Ahmed Malek), they escape first to Lebanon, then Turkey. Then, in a bravura sequence equal to any great action blockbuster, they board a small boat teeming with fellow refugees to cross a frequently lethal stretch of the Mediterranean sea. Their journey is far from over. Nathalie Issa and Manal Issa, sisters in real life, deliver outstanding performances as Yusra and Sara, full of the passion and emotional intimacy that can come only from a lifetime lived together. As Yusra and Sara’s fortunes begin to look brighter in Europe, swim coach Sven Spannenkrebs (Matthias Schweighöfer) offers the opportunity to fulfill their lifelong dream. Propelled by gripping events and El Hosaini’s powerfully cinematic storytelling, The Swimmers is a testament to perseverance in the face of unspeakable adversity. But the heart of the film is the relationship between two sisters, fiercely holding onto life, and their love for each other.
Sally El Hosaini was born in Swansea, Wales and raised in Cairo. She has directed the shorts The Fifth Bowl (08) and Henna Night (09), the television series Babylon (14), and her feature debut My Brother the Devil (13). The Swimmers (22) is her latest film.
What a great story and movie. Just wonderful. And Sven is an equal hero.
the swimmers intro really starts at 12:00
the Q &A starts at 18:15
Yusra was hardly holding back tears )))))):::::
I love Nathaile Issa
Who did the camera setup?
They are actresses. They are lively. It’s just an ascent.
Why can we see the director?
That is the director who is speaking
The cameraman!!!!???????
Manal needs to be more professional
This film has an interesting subject and good actors, but for me it lacks depth (Characters, Story)
I wished they talked more about sara. and her journey. Her story felt rushed towards the end
@@zorachai7375 Yes that would have been important
I didn't like how the two actresses were behaving in all of the interviews. Too much fidgeting, too many hand gestures. Not to mention that their posture is so bad, they didn't sit up straight, talk in a small sentences, think before they talk, not everything need to be heard. how Manal sat was not appropriate for an actress and she was talking as if she wasn't giving an interview of a good movie. she was eyeing the real athelete Yusra as if they were together in a dorm. so disappointing!!!
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What a terrible comment
same I found it very unprofessional
The actress are so bad in english the real girls are more more in terms of language and way of expression , courtesy , I wish they had played the role, it would have been better and more sincere the fake sarah seems drunk for me
so what ? their English isn't perfect so what? its not theplot of the film is it? it doesn't affect the story, does it? their acting was phenomenal and everything about the movie is great, you being annoyed about their English is just dumb, it's not required of them to speak English yet theydo so stop being dumb and i really hope that you are not Arab because that would be more disappointing
I agree, she looks like she doesn’t care to be there or in any interviews
I actually think their english is so good , i don’t know how u included it was bad , maybe the accent a l little bit but the grammar and everything is amazing