Sally El Hossain Netflix movie swimmers It will have its world premiere at the Toronto Film Festival as an opening film on September 8 at Roy Thomson Hall.
Based on a true story, the film follows the journey of two young sisters who flee war-torn Syria as refugees and head to the 2016 Rio Olympics to compete in swimming.
Deadline told him on Tuesday that the CAA has signed El Hossain.
“I was deeply moved by the story of these two sisters and am thrilled to tell the story,” said Cameron Bailey, executive director of TIFF. “swimmers It was the best surprise we saw this summer: an epic thrilling ride and the arrival of a great director. I am delighted that Toronto audiences will be the first to discover Sally El Hossein’s amazing film and that this year on our opening night we can honor all those who risk everything for a better and safer life.
“I am delighted. What an honor and privilege it is to open TIFF with the true inspirational story of the Mardin sisters. swimmers Directed by El Hossain. “A multicultural and diverse city like Toronto is the perfect place to release our film, which increases the visibility and voice of refugees and reminds us that the human capacity to survive is stronger than most of us know.”
swimmers With Manal Issa, Natalie Issa, Ahmed Malek, Matthias Schwiegeffer, Ali Suliman, Kinda Alush, James Krishna Floyd and Elmi Rashid Elmi. El Hossain directed the screenplay, which he co-wrote with award-winning screenwriter and playwright Jack Thorne. The film is produced by Working Title’s Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner along with Ali Jafar and Tim Cole, and is produced by Stephen Daldry.
The 47th TIFF will be held from 8 to 18 September. The festival is expected to announce its first lineup tomorrow.
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Source: Deadline
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