Manal Issa

Director Sally El Hosaini (My Brother the Devil) and writer Jack Thorne (Enola Holmes) tell the miraculous story of swimming sisters Yusra and Sarah Mardini who fled as refugees from war-torn Syria all the way to the 2016 Rio Olympics.

Maia lives in Montreal with her teenage daughter, Alex. On Christmas Eve, they receive an unexpected delivery: notebooks, tapes, and photos Maia sent to her best friend.