Sally El Hosaini
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The lives of Sarah Mardini and Yusra Mardini are featured in The Swimmers, a film by Sally El Hosaini, released in 2022
Sally El-Hosaini is a Welsh-Egyptian film director and screenwriter.
Films
Her debut feature film My Brother the Devil won awards internationally, including at the 2013 Evening Standard Film Awards, 2012 Sundance Film Festival, 2012 Berlin International Film Festival and 2012 BFI London Film Festival Awards, amongst others.
The Swimmers
She directed The Swimmers, a film released in 2022 that was based on true events about the lives of Sarah Mardini and Yusra Mardini, two Syrian refugees who escape their war-torn country to find a new life in Europe. Sarah Mardini is a competitive swimmer from Damascus, Syria who competed in the 2016 Rio Olympics and 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
The Swimmers Trailer
