The read
A Balasaur Score of 73 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.4/10, Rotten Tomatoes 82%, Metacritic 62/100. Audiences rate it 12 points higher than critics do. Scores higher than 76% of the 6,801 2020s drama movies in this catalog. Streaming on Netflix.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb7.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes82%
Metacritic62/100
Audiences rate it 12 points higher than critics do.
660 audience votes
Key crew
- Sally El HosainiDirector
- Jack ThorneWriter
- Steven PriceOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Nathalie IssaYusra Mardini
- Manal IssaSarah Mardini
- Matthias SchweighöferSven
- Ahmed MalekNizar
- James FloydEmad
- Nahel TzegaiShada
- Akuc BolOnnab
- Elmi Rashid ElmiBilal
- Ali ZaynAbdo
- Kinda AlloushMervat Mardini
- Ali SulimanEzzat Mardini
- Aso SherabayaniMo
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Themes
refugeeolympian sports teambiographybased on true storyfamily relationshipssurvivalswimminginspiringsistersheartfeltadmiringcomforting