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The Swimmer

5.4(30)20211h 24m2

Erez, a rising star in the Israeli swimming scene, arrives at a godforsaken training camp held in a boarding school. The winner of the competition held there wins one ticket to the Olympics. There he meets Nevo, beautiful, gifted, who awakens subconscious desires in him. However, their swimming coach does not believe in friendships between competitors. Warned to stay away from Nevo, Erez is still too attracted to him. In between practices, he attempts to act upon his feelings…

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Language
Hebrew
  • olympic games
  • forbidden love
  • swimming pool
  • swimmer
  • lgbt athlete
  • lgbt
  • swimming club
  • gay theme
  • complicated
  • earnest

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Israel

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • Theatrical (limited)7 Oct 2022
  • United KingdomGB

    • Digital / OTT1523 May 2022
    • Physical1523 May 2022
  • FranceFR

    • TheatricalParis Chéries Chéris Film Festival25 Nov 2021
    • PhysicalDVD8 Jul 2022
  • IsraelIL

    • TheatricalJerusalem Film Festival30 Aug 2021
  • ItalyIT

    • Premiere37° Lovers Film Festival (Torino)30 Apr 2022
  • LithuaniaLT

    • TheatricalSporto kino festivalis2 Dec 2021
  • PolandPL

    • Digital / OTT168 Nov 2022
  • TaiwanTW

    • PremiereTaipei Golden Horse Film Festival13 Nov 2021
    • Theatrical19 Aug 2022

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The Swimmer was released on 30 August 2021.

Audience reviews

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    kinrich30

    8/30/2026

    2/10

    This was about a group of guys training to try to get the one spot open on their Olympic team; although some of them seemed a little old to be trying out for the first time. The main star is gay and has a crush on one of the other guys, but it doesn't really go anywhere. There were also a few plot holes where some things just didn't really fit with the rest of the story. It wasn't a bad movie, but not one I'd watch a…

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