Swimmer poster

Swimmer

6.9(34)201217m1

A young man swims across the rivers and lakes of Britain to a soundtrack of assorted nationalistic music. As he passes people on the banksides including children, lovers and a tramp their thoughts and conversations are also heard. Ultimately, after walking through a wood at night, the boy returns to the water and appears to sink below the surface.

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Status
Released
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Language
English
  • woman director
  • short film

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Director

Lynne Ramsay

Produced in

United Kingdom

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Release dates

  • United KingdomGB

    • Theatrical24 Jun 2012

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Swimmer was released on 24 June 2012.

Audience reviews

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    CinemaSerf

    6/25/2025

    7/10

    Quite near the end, there is a monochrome sequence as Tom Litten swims across a loch, or a lake, with the sun setting behind him whilst Vaughan Williams’s “…Thomas Tallis” is playing that is simply gorgeous to look at. Indeed, much of this is an attractive watch as this young man swims the waterways of the UK observing and being observed by people, their pets, their children and the wildlife. The photography shows us…

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