Long Distance Swimmer: Sara Mardini
The documentary begins when the fictionalized drama ends. Sara spent three years volunteering to save refugees on the same journey that made her so famous, and was suddenly arrested in Aug. 2018, accused by Greek authorities of running a criminal enterprise with charges including “international espionage and people smuggling.” If convicted, she faces up to 25 years in prison and the end of her humanitarian career. Shot over three years, the film follows Sara’s fight for justice and journey of self-discovery.
- Released
- 23 March 2023
- Directed by
- Charly Feldman
- Starring
- Sara Mardini, Matteo Salvini, Carola Rackete
- With
- Seán Binder, Yusra Mardini, Barack Obama, Viktor Orbán, Enissa Amani, Kelly T. Clements, Haris Petsikos
- Genre
- Documentary, Biography
- Studio
- DOCDAYS Productions, SWR/Arte
- Countries
- United Kingdom, Germany, Qatar
- Running time
- 89 minutes (1 hr 29 min)