Nathalie Issa

The Swimmers: the incredible true story behind the new Netflix film
Yusra Mardini went from being a refugee to competing in the Olympics. This is the story of how she did it
Evening Standard
7 min read
The Swimmers review – powerful refugee drama goes for the happy ending
The true story of two sporting sisters fleeing the Syrian conflict is strikingly told, at first, in Sally El Hosaini’s immersive Netflix film
The Guardian - UK
2 min read
‘We were taught to be winners’: refugee turned Olympian Yusra Mardini on the Netflix drama of her life
The swimming prowess of the Syrian Nardini sisters helped save their ​sinking ​refugee boat. Here Yusra talks about The Swimmers, the ​new film that tells their amazing story
The Guardian - UK
12 min read
The Swimmers review – inspiring Olympian refugee story told in broad strokes
My Brother the Devil director Sally El Hosaini tells the story of Yusra Mardini in a Netflix film that feels closer to a Disney sports movie
The Guardian - US
5 min read