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The Swimmer

2021

Adam Kalderon

Omer Perelman Striks, Asaf Jonas, Nadia Kucher, Ygal Reznik

5.6

47

Drama Sees the discriminative tendencies in sports against LGBTQ people, and how a sportsman learns to accept and love himself despite that.

	Author	Review
United Kingdom	Wendy Ide The Guardian	"Engaging drama (...) Kalderon stamps his personality on the film, in particular with a fierce and fabulous climactic dance sequence (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United Kingdom	Josh Winning Radio Times	"A colourful cinematic treat (...) The film is often joyfully subversive, offering a dazzling look at the pressures of being true to yourself within the confines of a repressive regime (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Elizabeth Weitzman The Wrap	"Writer-director Adam Kalderon has an eye for his Speedo-clad characters, yes, but also for his protagonist’s complex inner life"	POS
United States	Carlos Aguilar Los Angeles Times	"This film offers a distinct aesthetic personality, mostly reflected in what Erez wears, and a playfully defiant tone"	POS
United States	Kyle Turner The New York Times	"'The Swimmer' distinguishes itself from other L.G.B.T.Q. sports dramas less in what the story is and more in how it's told"	POS

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