Young Woman and the Sea

2024

Biography / Drama / Romance / Sport

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Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 96% · 113 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 96% · 100 ratings
IMDb Rating 7.5/10 10 19390 19.4K

english channel biography based on true story swimming 1920s women's sports

Plot summary

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.

Director

Joachim Rønning Photo
Joachim Rønning

Top cast

Stephen Graham Photo
Stephen Graham as Bill Burgess
Bashar Rahal Photo
Bashar Rahal as Reporter on Boat
Daisy Ridley Photo
Daisy Ridley as Trudy Ederle
Kim Bodnia Photo
Kim Bodnia as Henry Ederle
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English 2.0
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24 fps
2 hr 8 min
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2.38 GB
1920*816
English 5.1
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24 fps
2 hr 8 min
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2.15 GB
1920*816
English 5.1
NR
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24 fps
2 hr 8 min
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5.75 GB
3840*2160
English 2.0
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by parksiet 8 / 10

Wish they still made more of these

Terrible title aside - I'm really happy to see Disney making this type of movie again! Young Woman and the Sea could have been made at basically any point in the last 50-60 years exactly as is, and that's a compliment. The kind of well-made, heartfelt "family entertainment" that studios used to release regularly but not so much anymore. While I wish it got a wide theatrical release (it deserves to), I'm still happy I got to enjoy this wonderful and inspirational film! Quite shocked by how much I was pulled in by Young Woman and the Sea. Daisy Ridley's endearing performance as Trudy Ederle, the first woman to swim across the English Channel, is a constant delight. Possibly my favorite performance from her yet. But the real star is Amelia Warner's stirring score that gives this cliched but inspiring true sports story its heart and vigor. There's nothing revelatory here but as far as swimming biopics go, I at least found it to be an enjoyable watch!
Reviewed by Steve9920 8 / 10

Inspiring , interesting and moving. Trudy Ederle.

Went into this feeling a bit lukewarm to be honest. Expecting a schmaltzy Disney production looking to over eagerly tug at viewers heart strings. Well, heart strings were indeed plucked, like an old second hand guitar. But it was done earnestly and at no point do you feel you are being emotionally played with."based on a true story", it announces from the first screen, so those objecting to how far it was from the truth, get back in your box. After googling Gertrude Ederle, this viewer did not feel in an way duped by the dramatization presented of her story.Not much to say regarding the script, production, acting etc, other than I for one found nothing to criticize, it was just so good in all respects. Slightly preachy in regards to misogyny, women's rights?, of course it is, it was the 1920s, yet a century later there are some in the USA that would have the clocks rolled back in that regard. Which is why it is a shame that this movie is not getting a wider release.Watch it with family for a great shared occasion, or alone if you need inspiration, or with a bunch of mates...don't worry, if you feel a tear coming on, pretend you have something in your eye.
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