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‘The Swimmers’ Star Manal Issa Was ‘Devastated’ by the Film’s ‘Orientalist Cliches’
Indiewire via Yahoo Canada News· 2 years agoMany cinephiles had high expectations for “The Swimmers,” Sally El-Hosaini’s Netflix film about two...
‘The Swimmers’ Stars Manal & Nathalie Issa Said They Couldn’t Swim When They Were Cast – Toronto
Deadline via Yahoo Canada News· 2 years agoManal Issa and Nathalie Issa, real life sisters who play a pair of Olympic swimming hopefuls, also...
The Inspiring True Story Behind Netflix's The Swimmers
Time via Yahoo Canada News· 2 years agoSara Mardini and Yusra Mardini attend the Opening Night Gala Premiere of "The Swimmers" during the...
Netflix 'The Swimmers' follows refugee Yusra Mardini's path to the Olympics while trying to 'cling'...
Yahoo News Canada· 2 years agoSally El Hosaini told the story of how Yusra Mardini and her sister fled war-torn Syria and made it...
TIFF Kicks Off on Historic Day With ‘Swimmers,’ but Finds Itself in the Deep End With Ticketing Woes
Variety via Yahoo Canada News· 2 years agoThe Toronto International Film Festival kicked off on a historic day with one of its strongest...
Toronto Film Festival Opening Night Beset By Digital Ticketing Issues; Queen Elizabeth II Remembered...
Deadline via Yahoo Canada News· 2 years agoNot even the death of Queen Elizabeth II could halt the hustle and bustle of another in-person...
Jack Thorne hopes The Swimmers will challenge attitudes towards refugees
PA Media: Movies via Yahoo News· 2 years agoBafta award-winning scriptwriter Jack Thorne has said he wanted to be involved in a film about a...
Filmmaker Sally El Hosaini On Why She Decided To Make A Mighty Splash With ‘The Swimmers’ – Toronto...
Deadline via Yahoo Canada News· 2 years agoEXCLUSIVE: Five days before filmmaker Sally El Hosaini (My Brother the Devil) was ready to declare...
TIFF 2022: Viola Davis, Joe Jonas, Nicolas Cage, Taylor Swift, Jennifer Lawrence, Brian Tyree Henry,...
LA Times via Yahoo Canada News· 2 years agoPortraits from the LA Times Photo Studio at the RBC House. (Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times)...
‘The Swimmers’: Toronto Film Festival Sets Netflix Movie As Opening-Night Gala Presentation
Deadline via Yahoo Canada News· 2 years agoSally El Hosaini’s Netflix movie The Swimmers will be making its world premiere at the Toronto Film...