In Netflix ’s The Swimmers, Nathalie Issa and Manal Issa — Lebanese actors and sisters in real life — play the roles of Yusra and Sara Mardini, swimming sisters who fled Syria as refugees ...

TIFF: Fest Opener ‘The Swimmers’ Receives 4-Minute Standing Ovation The Toronto audience rose to their feet for Lebanese actresses and real-life sisters, Manal and Nathalie Issa, and sisters ...

Above : Real-life sisters Manal and Nathalie Issa star in the Netflix movie “The Swimmers.” (Photo/Netflix) Movie review : “The Swimmers,” directed and co-written by Sally El Hosami ...