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Young Woman and the Sea(2024)

Defy the odds.

  • May 31, 2024
  • 2 h 9 min
  • PG
  • History, Drama
7.9TMDB · 457 votes
7.5IMDb
88%Rotten Tomatoes
62/100Metacritic

Directed by: Joachim Rønning

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.

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Cast

  • Daisy Ridley

    Daisy Ridley

    Trudy Ederle

  • Tilda Cobham-Hervey

    Tilda Cobham-Hervey

    Meg Ederle

  • Stephen Graham

    Stephen Graham

    Bill Burgess

  • Kim Bodnia

    Kim Bodnia

    Henry Ederle

  • Jeanette Hain

    Jeanette Hain

    Gertrude Ederle

  • Glenn Fleshler

    Glenn Fleshler

    James Sullivan

  • Sian Clifford

    Sian Clifford

    Charlotte 'Eppy' Epstein

  • Christopher Eccleston

    Christopher Eccleston

    Jabez Wolffe

  • Ethan Rouse

    Ethan Rouse

    Henry Jr. (Teen)

  • Olive Abercrombie

    Olive Abercrombie

    Young Trudy Ederle

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