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Swimmer (2012)

Jun 24, 2012 Drama 0h 17m
User Score
69%
29 votes
Internet Movie Database
71%

Overview

A young man swims across the rivers and lakes of Britain to a soundtrack of assorted nationalistic music. As he passes people on the banksides including children, lovers and a tramp their thoughts and conversations are also heard. Ultimately, after walking through a wood at night, the boy returns to the water and appears to sink below the surface.

Lynne Ramsay
Director

Top Billed Cast

Tom Litten
Tom Litten

The Swimmer
Niall Burton
Niall Burton

Child Swimmer
Curtis Coker
Curtis Coker

Child Swimmer
Tony Heirs
Tony Heirs

Child Swimmer
Charlie Likeman
Charlie Likeman

Child Swimmer
Joshua Coleman
Joshua Coleman

Boy
Samuel Harry Hockday
Samuel Harry Hockday

Boy
Kit Johnson
Kit Johnson

Boy
Caleb Powel Lindon-Emms
Caleb Powel Lindon-Emms

Boy

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A review by CinemaSerf
Written on June 25, 2025

Quite near the end, there is a monochrome sequence as Tom Litten swims across a loch, or a lake, with the sun setting behind him whilst Vaughan Williams’s “…Thomas Tallis” is playing that is simply gorgeous to look at. Indeed, much of this is an attractive watch as this young man swims the waterways of the UK observing and being observed by people, their pets, their children and the wildlife. The photography shows us the litheness of the swimmer as he effortlessly glides through the water as well as also displaying the beauty of the scenery. That’s not a sterile sensation; this scenery is alive and buzzing and vibrant and this almost entirely unscripted film just lets us relax and let it wash over us. The final scene is peaceful, but also quite perplexing… Definitely worth ten ...

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