This is the extraordinary true story of Trudy Ederle, the first woman to successfully swim the English Channel. Through the steadfast support of her older sister and supportive trainers, she overcame adversity and the animosity of a patriarchal society to rise through the ranks of the Olympic swimming team and complete the 21-mile trek from France to England.
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🔍 Search on JustWatch →Human filmmaking in the best sense — characters behave like people, not plot functions. The director's voice is recognizable from the first minutes.
The acting carries the entire film — without it, this would be hollow. But it's there, and it's real. The ending offers no easy answers, which is right.
Works for fans of arthouse and psychological stories. Looking for spectacle — look elsewhere.
Director: Joachim Rønning
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Best Watched: A Saturday evening alone — this kind of film needs quiet and space for thought.
Daisy Ridley
Trudy Ederle
Tilda Cobham-Hervey
Meg Ederle
Stephen Graham
Bill Burgess
Kim Bodnia
Henry Ederle
Jeanette Hain
Gertrude Ederle
Glenn Fleshler
James Sullivan
Sian Clifford
Charlotte 'Eppy' Epstein
Christopher Eccleston
Jabez Wolffe
Ethan Rouse
Henry Jr. (Teen)
Olive Abercrombie
Young Trudy Ederle
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