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Jul 11, 2024 · Yes. While certain scenes and elements of the film are fictionalised, The Swimmers on Netflix is based on the true story of Yusra and Sara Mardini as they fled Syria to Germany in search of a better life, and an Olympic dream.
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Dec 1, 2022 · “Sometimes your purpose in life is way bigger than you can ever imagine,” says Yusra Mardini, the Syrian refugee and Olympic swimming champion whose life story forms the basis for the new...
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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. What began as peaceful, pro-democracy demonstrations against President Bashar al-Assad in 2011 escalated into a full-scale warwhen the gov...
It took Yusra and Sara 25 days to get from Syria to Germany, with the first portion of their trip taking place via flights then by boat to Greece. “Then it was by foot, we walked, used buses, taxis, whatever we could use,” says Yusra. Recalling the most taxing part of their journey, when they swam in the Aegean Sea for over three hours, Sara says s...
After witnessing people’s shock when she doesn’t fit their stereotype of a downtrodden refugee, Yusra wants to challenge the idea that refugee identity is a monolith. She also hopes the film counters the misconception that people flee their country because they want to enjoy the resources of their host nation: “It’s not a luxurious life, you have t...
Growing up, the Mardini sisters say they were so attached at the hip that they were more like twins, but now they are on different paths and even continents. Yusra returned to the Tokyo 2020 Olympicslast year; she qualified for team Syria but still chose to be on the refugee team, and she is currently studying film and television production in Cali...
Nov 23, 2022 · Based on Yusra's autobiography Butterfly, The Swimmers is an authentic portrayal of her crossing to Europe, including the moment Yusra and Sara jumped out of an overcrowded, sinking dinghy...
Jan 19, 2023 · 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. The sisters Yusra and Sarah Mardini fled Syria as refugees in 2015.
Nov 29, 2022 · Yes, The Swimmers is based on the true story of Syrian sisters Yusra and Sara Mardini, who arrived in Europe illegally as refugees. Yusra later went on to compete in the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics as part of the IOC Refugee team.
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
