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Nov 23, 2022 · By Roxy Simons. TV & Film Reporter (SEO) In 2015, Yusra and Sara Mardini left their home country of Syria, which was being torn apart by war, in a bid to reach Europe and get safe passage for the ...
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- Roxy Simons
Nov 23, 2022 · The Swimmers follows Yusra, Sara and Nizar as they finally reach Germany after 25 days and throughout their long and frustrating stay in the refugee accommodation (a "heim") in Berlin. We begin to ...
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- Isabella Silvers
- What Happens in The Swimmers?
- What Did Yusra and Sara’s Journey from Syria to Germany Really Look like?
- What Do Yusra and Sara Want People to Take Away from Their Life Story?
- Where Are The Mardini Sisters Now and What’s Next For them?
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...
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- Armani Syed
Nov 28, 2022 · At one point, the sisters, Sara and Yusra Mardini, even had to swim through the Aegean Sea for hours on end. The movie then follows Yusra's Olympic journey as she joins a refugee swim team to ...
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Nov 25, 2022 · So went a day on set – at sea – on The Swimmers, a new Netflix film charting Yusra and Sara Mardini’s journey from war-torn Syria to Olympic success at Rio in 2016. “They didn’t want to ...
Jul 11, 2024 · What are Yusra and Sara Mardini doing now? Yusra Mardini retired from swimming in 2023. However, she continues to share her story around the world and fight for the rights of refugees through her role as an ambassador for the UNHCR. In 2023 she founded the Yusra Mardini Foundation which is 'dedicated to advancing access to sports and education ...
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Nov 29, 2022 · The Swimmers is the latest film to shoot up Netflix’s top ten list thanks to its extremely emosh and inspiring story line. Based in 2015, sisters and championship swimmers Yusra and Sara Mardini ...
