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The Swimmer

2021 · 84 min

A tense, intimate character study of desire and ambition, set in the austere world of competitive swimming.

Directed by
Adam Kalderon
Genres
Drama
Starring
Omer Perelman Striks, Asaf Jonas, Nadia Kucher
Overview
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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Directed by
Adam Kalderon
Genres
Drama
Starring
Omer Perelman Striks, Asaf Jonas, Nadia Kucher
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • obsession
  • ambition
  • love
  • isolation
Places
  • school
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour1
Realism8
Romance5
Tension6
Darkness5
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Genres
drama
Directed by
Adam Kalderon
Written by
Adam Kalderon
Starring
Omer Perelman Striks, Asaf Jonas, Nadia Kucher, Igal Reznik, Gal Ben Amra, Aviv Karmi, Ofek Nicki-Cohen, Roy Reshef
Cinematography
Ofer Inov
Runtime
84 min
Country
Israel
Languages
Hebrew

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