Swimming with Men is a 2018 British sports comedy-drama film starring Rob Brydon, Jane Horrocks, Rupert Graves, Daniel Mays, Thomas Turgoose, Jim Carter, Adeel Akhtar and Charlotte Riley. It was directed by Oliver Parker.[2][3]
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| Directed by | Oliver Parker |
| Screenplay by | Aschlin Ditta |
| Based on | Allt flyter |
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| Cinematography | David Raedeker |
| Edited by | Liana Del Giudice |
| Music by | Charlie Mole |
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| Distributed by | Vertigo Releasing[1] |
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Running time | 96 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Screenwriter Aschlin Ditta based the script on the 2010 Swedish documentary Men Who Swim.[4]
When accountant Eric (Brydon) seeks to win back his wife Heather (Horrocks), he stumbles upon a solution in the form of a male synchronised swimming team: Men Who Swim. Joining his local team, Eric finds brotherhood in this crew as they train for the World Championships in Milan.
The scenes from the championship competition were filmed at the 25 x 50 metre pool in Basildon Sporting Village.
The film closed the Edinburgh International Film Festival on 1 July 2018. It went on general release in the UK on 4 July.[5]
On Rotten Tomatoes the film has a score of 54% based on reviews from 46 critics.[6] The site's consensus states: "Swimming with Men touches on thought-provoking themes surrounding modern masculinity, but ultimately never manages to do much more than tread water."
Peter Bradshaw of The Guardian gave the film 3/5.[2] Empire gave it two stars and compared it unfavorably to The Full Monty.[7]
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