Top billed cast

1. 

   Nathalie Issa

   Yusra Mardini

2. 

   Manal Issa

   Sarah Mardini

3. 

   Matthias Schweighöfer

   Sven

4. 

   Ahmed Malek

   Nizar

5. 

   James Floyd

   Emad

6. 

   Nahel Tzegai

   Shada

7. 

   Akuc Bol

   Onnab

8. 

   Elmi Rashid Elmi

   Bilal

9. 

   Ali Zayn

   Abdo

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf

Written by CinemaSerf on 2023-02-10

Two young sisters - Sara (Manal Issa) and Yusra (Nathalie Issa) are obsessed with representing their Syrian nation at the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro in 2016. Their father is their coach and their mentor, and he drives them hard - but that might all prove to be for nought when a bomb comes crashing through the roof of their swimming pool and only narrowly avoids killing someone! Scared but determined, the family decide to enlist the help of their charismatic cousin Nizar (Ahmed Malek) and armed with some borrowed cash try to get from their home to Germany where they hope to find safety and...read the rest

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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

Keywords

• refugee
• olympian sports team
• biography
• based on true story
• family relationships
• survival
• swimming
• inspiring
• sisters
• heartfelt
• admiring
• comforting
• forceful
• rousing
• sport
• overcoming the odds