In the center is the remarkable story of the real athlete Gertrude Ederle, who in 1926 became the first woman to swim the English Channel. The film is based on the book by Glenn Stout, and the main role is played by British actress Daisy Ridley.
Joakim Rönning, who has always been passionate about nautical stories, took the director’s chair (in particular, he worked on the 2017 film Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales). The film adaptation of the life of Gertrude Ederle cinematographer approached very carefully. Even in the first scenes, the director draws a parallel between the unshakable character of an adult swimmer and the resilience of a five-year-old girl who did not know how to give up. It clearly shows how the girl was born motivation to win, and why it was important for her to fight gender inequality in sports.
“Ederle’s triumphs and defeats are interspersed with grim sketches of the situation of women in the 1920s. For example, before the Olympic Games, swimmers are allowed to train exclusively at lunchtime, because the rest of the time the gym and pool are occupied by men, with whom it is indecent for women. The constant depreciation of professional merit by swimmers, misogynous comments from journalists (“Look what dolls!”) and outright envy on the part of coach Jacob Wolff, who so does not believe in the victory of a woman that he tries to poison her, are the unsightly underside of Gertrude Ederle’s career.
Ridley's great performance creates a completely inspiring biopic.
The film its vector and direction and basis overlaps the biopic Netflix – “Diana Nyed”, which also told about the athlete, with the participation of Annette Benning.
It's a great movie. On the power of the will and the power of the Spirit :) ) & # 128079;
