Drama, History  •  2022  •  134 min  •  Teen (13+)

The Swimmers (2022)

The Swimmers poster

The Swimmers (2022)


Rating & Dimensions

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: Moderate
Islam: Positive

Viewer Rating
7.3

Overview

From war-torn Syria to the 2016 Rio Olympics, two young sisters embark on a risky voyage, putting their hearts and their swimming skills to heroic use.


Starring Cast

Nathalie Issa  •   Manal Issa  •   Matthias Schweighöfer


Where to watch

Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Leans Progressive

Primary

Political: Leans Left
Confidence: High

The film's central narrative humanizes the refugee experience, emphasizing the humanitarian crisis and advocating for empathy and support for displaced persons, which aligns with progressive values.

Diversity: Moderate
Confidence: Medium

The movie features a diverse cast that authentically represents the real-life Syrian refugee characters and their international journey. While the narrative inherently explores themes of displacement and resilience, it does not explicitly critique traditional identities or portray them negatively.

Secondary

Islam: Positive
Confidence: High

The film portrays its Syrian protagonists, who come from a Muslim cultural background, with profound sympathy, respect, and dignity. By humanizing their struggles and triumphs as refugees, the narrative implicitly counters negative stereotypes often associated with people from Muslim-majority countries, aligning with the virtues of empathy and resilience.

LGBTQ: N/A
Confidence: High

The Swimmers (2022) depicts the harrowing true story of Syrian refugee sisters Yusra and Sara Mardini. The film's narrative is dedicated to their escape from war, their arduous journey to Europe, and Yusra's pursuit of an Olympic dream. There are no identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes present within the film's storyline or character arcs.

Trans: N/A
Confidence: High

The film "The Swimmers" does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. The narrative primarily focuses on the biographical journey of two Syrian refugee sisters and their pursuit of Olympic swimming, with no elements related to transsexual identity present in the story or character arcs.

Female Combat: N/R

The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.

Gender Swap: No
Confidence: High

The film is a biographical drama based on the true story of Syrian refugee sisters Yusra and Sara Mardini. All depicted historical figures, including the main protagonists, are portrayed with their actual, documented genders, therefore no gender swap occurs.

Race Swap: No
Confidence: High

The film is a biopic about Syrian refugees Yusra and Sara Mardini. The main characters and their family, who are historically Syrian (Middle Eastern), are portrayed by actors of Lebanese, Palestinian, Egyptian, and Syrian descent, which aligns with their broader racial category. The German coach is played by a German actor. No character's race was changed from their historical or canonical depiction.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

7.3

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

IMDB logo
7.4
The Movie Database logo
7.4

Critic Ratings

Rotten Tomatoes logo
8.2
Metacritic logo
6.2

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