Young Woman and the Sea
This is the extraordinary true story of Trudy Ederle, the first woman to successfully swim the English Channel. Through the steadfast support of her older sister and supportive trainers, she overcame adversity and the animosity of a patriarchal society to rise through the ranks of the Olympic swimming team and complete the 21-mile trek from France to England.
Critics Sentiment
Townspeople light bonfires to guide Trudy to Dover shore triumph
Wolffe sabotages Trudy's first Channel crossing attempt with spiked tea
The film rebounds strongly from Wolffe's sabotage (6.3) to the emotionally triumphant finale (9.1), a swing of 2.8 points.
Young Woman and the Sea follows a classic inspirational sports biopic arc, starting strong with historical context and building through Trudy's athletic development. The middle act suffers from overly villainous male antagonists that some reviewers found cartoonish, but the film redeems itself with spectacular swimming sequences and a deeply moving climax that had audiences in tears.
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Daisy Ridley
Trudy Ederle
Tilda Cobham-Hervey
Meg Ederle
Stephen Graham
Bill Burgess
Kim Bodnia
Henry Ederle
Jeanette Hain
Gertrude Ederle
Glenn Fleshler
James Sullivan
Sian Clifford
Charlotte 'Eppy' Epstein
Christopher Eccleston
Jabez Wolffe
Ethan Rouse
Henry Jr. (Teen)
Olive Abercrombie
Young Trudy Ederle
Lilly Aspell
Young Meg Ederle
Raphael J. Bishop
Young Henry Jr. Ederle
Alex Hassell
Harry Horlick
Alexander Karim
Benji Zammit
Sebastian Griegel
Horst
Doc Butler
Uncle Ederle
Yordan Angelov
Karl Durshley
Robert Eades
Johnny Weissmuller
Hyoie O'Grady
Chip Anderson
Devina Vassileva
Aileen Riggin
Crew
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