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   Is 'the swimmers' based on a true story?

   • Editor's Note: The following contains spoilers for the Netflix film, The Swimmers. Based on true events, Sally El Hosaini 's The Swimmers sheds light on the lives of Sarah Mardini ( Manal Issa) and Yusra Mardini ( Nathalie Issa ), two Syrian refugees who escape their war-torn country to find a new life in Europe.

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   What is the story behind 'the swimmers' on Netflix?

   • STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: The Netflix movie "The Swimmers" tells the story of two sisters. They tease each other, as sisters do, and push each other's buttons. In an early scene, they're together in a hallway, knocking on a door when Sara tells Yusra what awaits them behind it. (SOUNDBITE OF FILM, "THE SWIMMERS")

   'The Swimmers' is a biographical drama about 2 sisters who flee Syria

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   Are the swimmers teasing each other at the start of the movie?

   • INSKEEP: Those words from Nathalie Issa bring to mind the way the swimmers are at the start of the Netflix film, before their unimaginable experiences, that moment when they're just two sisters in a family walking together, teasing each other, thinking of the future. Copyright © 2022 NPR.

   'The Swimmers' is a biographical drama about 2 sisters who flee Syria

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   What makes the swimmers a touching drama?

   • There are many inspiring moments throughout the movie that makes The Swimmers a touching drama with the refugee crisis at the heart of it. While the three-hour-long swim across the Aegean Sea is the defining moment of the film's storyline, there are many other events as well that will inspire awe and shock from the audiences.

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2. time.com › 6236203The True Story Behind Netflix's The Swimmers | TIME

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   Nov 23, 2022 · Yusra and Sara Mardini saved a boatful of fellow asylum seekers from drowning in the Aegean Sea. Now a Netflix movie tells their story

3. www.newsweek.com › swimmers-based-true-story-yusraIs 'The Swimmers' Based on a True Story? Netflix ... - Newsweek

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   Nov 23, 2022 · Is 'The Swimmers' Based on a True Story? Nathalie and Manal Issa as Yusra and Sara Mardini in "The Swimmers," which tells the true story of the Mardini sisters and their journey from...

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   Dec 1, 2022 · The real story behind Netflix’s The Swimmers. Yusra Mardini shares what she has learnt through her journey from war-torn Syria to the Olympics. By Brooke Theis Published: 01 December 2022....

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   Nov 26, 2022 · Based on true events, Sally El Hosaini 's The Swimmers sheds light on the lives of Sarah Mardini ( Manal Issa) and Yusra Mardini ( Nathalie Issa ), two Syrian refugees who escape their...

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   Dec 12, 2022 · INSKEEP: "The Swimmers" is based on the real-life story of Syrian sisters who fled their country. Sara and Yusra Mardini became refugees, took a boat to Europe, and one of them, Yusra, did...

8. www.netflix.com › tudum › articlesThe Swimmers Movie True Story Interview - Netflix Tudum

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   Director Sally El Hosaini and Yusra Mardini, the young Syrian woman who inspired her shattering refugee sports drama, open up.

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   An inside look at the incredible true story that inspired The Swimmers film and the process of bringing it to cinematic life on screen.Watch The Swimmers now...

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