2022 · drama · history · survival
The Swimmers
Directed by Sally El Hosaini2h 14m2022
From war-torn Syria to the 2016 Rio Olympics, two young sisters embark on a risky voyage, putting their hearts and their swimming skills to heroic use.
Our read: The Swimmers (2022) reads as a neutral, breathless, grounded drama · history · survival entry — measured in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, tender in temperature, redemptive in outlook.
Neutral, breathless, measured drama / history, grounded in texture. Redemptive, mid-stakes, tender.
- kinetic
- redemptive
- tender
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