2026 0h 9m · Drama · ★ 0.0

The Swimming Lesson

Teenage Muslim refugee girls take a swimming lesson in Boise, Idaho.

Based on a true story, teenage, Muslim refugee girls in burkinis take a fantastical swimming lesson in Idaho. The initiative for swimming lessons began after a newly arrived refugee, a Congolese boy, drowned in the summer of 2017.

Director Elizabeth Rodgers

Writer Elizabeth Rodgers

Top Billed Cast

Neekey Habibi

Girl #1

Samara Alsalim

Girl #2

Noor Ali

Girl #3 / Fatima

Lisa King Hawkes

Social Worker

Constancia Roark

Swimming Instructor

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Status Released

Original Language en

Budget $15,000

Revenue $0

Keywords

immigrant refugee swimming pool women in film aquatic

The Swimming Lesson

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