Based on the true story of Yusra and Sara Mardini, Sally El Hosaini’s The Swimmers is a touching portrait of their fight to survive and achieve the impossible.
TORONTO Midway through Sally El Hosaini’s new film “The Swimmers" a decrepit motorboat on the Aegean Sea carrying sisters Yusra and Sara Mardini begins to stall.
TORONTO - Midway through Sally El Hosaini’s new film “The Swimmers" a decrepit motorboat on the Aegean Sea carrying sisters Yusra and Sara Mardini begins to stall.
"The Swimmers" director Sally El Hosaini and Yusra Mardini spoke to Newsweek about the drama and how it could help viewers see the refugee crisis differently.