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   Is the swimmer based on a true story?

   • 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. The latter of the two went on to represent the Refugee Olympic Team at the 2016 Rio Olympics and the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

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   Is the swimmers on Netflix?

   • That producer was wrong. On Nov. 23, the Mardini sisters’ story finally hits the screen as The Swimmers, directed by Sally El Hosaini, arrives on Netflix. What happens in The Swimmers?

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   What does 'the swimmers' mean in real life?

   • In The Swimmers, that means people walking along train tracks, or the mountain of lifejackets still mouldering on the beaches of Lesbos today: a grim souvenir from those who have survived the crossing. “It’s difficult to watch,” the real-life Yusra tells me, when I ask her if she’s seen the end product. “It’s very emotional.

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   What happens in the swimmers?

   • The film follows 17-year-old Yusra and 20-year-old Sara (played by Nathalie and Manal Issa, respectively) in their simple life in Daraya, Damascus, before it was disrupted by the escalation of Syria’s civil war.

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   What has swimming taught you?

   • “Swimming has taught me a lot: it has taught me patience; it has taught me to know when to ask for help; it saved my life,” Yusra says. “Most of all, it taught me to try again. If you’re going through something tough, it doesn’t mean that it is over.” ‘The Swimmers’ is available to stream on Netflix now.

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   Is Yusra based on a true story?

   • It stars real-life sisters Nathalie and Manal Issa as Yusra and Sara, respectively, and follows their characters on their arduous journey from Syria to Europe and the dangers they face as refugees. The creative team behind the Netflix film spoke to Newsweek at the BFI London Film Festival about making the drama and the story it is based on.

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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 Netflix's 'The Swimmers' tells their story.

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   Nov 17, 2022 · The Swimmers: the incredible true story behind the new Netflix film Yusra Mardini went from being a refugee to competing in the Olympics. This is the story of how she did it

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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 23, 2022 · In short, yes. Yusra and Sara Mardini's journey from Damascus to Berlin as refugees really did take place in 2015. They were aged 17 and 20 at the time. They left Syria's capital in August 2015 and...

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   Jan 19, 2023 · 'The Swimmers' tells the true story of two refugee sisters who did something extraordinary. By Sonya Ciesnik Published on : 2023/01/19. InfoMigrants spoke with the film's director Sally El Hosaini about how war upturns people's lives and why Yusra and Sarah Mardini's story is far from over.