Story Line
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.
“Defy the odds.”
Top Cast
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
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Rating
7.9/ 10
Release Date
2024-05-31
Runtime
2h 9m
Genres
HistoryDrama
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User Reviews (4)
CinemaSerf
7/10
•6/1/2024On the face of it, it's a bit similar to last year's "Nyad", only I found this to be a more engaging depiction of the story of a young woman determined to struggle against not just the water, but of the societal limitations put upon her sex and assum...
r96sk
9/10
•8/1/2024Disney back at it with the great sports biopics!
I remember when I watched all of Disney's main release catalogue of way over 250 movies in 2020 I realised they had produced a tonne of biographical sports/drama films around the 00s... and they, fo...
Louisa Moore - Screen Zealots
6/10
•8/8/2024The extraordinary yet little known true story of Trudy Ederle, the first woman to successfully swim the English Channel, is brought to life in “Young Woman and the Sea,” from director Joachim Rønning. Ederle’s story is one that deserves to be told, a...
tmdb51616167
9/10
•9/2/2024"Young Women and the Sea" is a recent film that had a brief run in theaters but is now primarily available on Disney+.
The movie follows the inspiring story of a female swimmer who achieves the remarkable feat of becoming the first woman to swim a...