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Young Woman and the Sea Movie Featurette - The Unbelievable True Story

US Release Date: May 31, 2024
Starring: Daisy Ridley, Kim Bodnia, Tilda Cobham-Hervey
Director : Joachim Rønning
Synopsis: The story of competitive swimmer Trudy Ederle, who, in 1926, was the first woman to ever swim across the English Channel.
Transcript
00:0021 miles across, currents changing every few hours,
00:03storms bring waves 20 feet high.
00:06It's the hardest test in all of sport.
00:08Young Woman in the Sea is about a young woman called Trudy
00:12Edley, who was the first woman to swim the English Channel.
00:16Ready!
00:16But who has been lost to history.
00:19She changed women's sports forever,
00:21and I think it's important to tell that story.
00:25I've decided Meg and Trudy will join the swim team.
00:29A swim team for girls?
00:31There's no such thing.
00:33The difficulties she faced was all the sort of trials
00:35and tribulations of being a woman of that time.
00:39There is one girl gaining.
00:40Trudy?
00:42She just refused to be boxed in.
00:44I look at the other girls, I don't
00:45know how to be like them.
00:47Puts in a lot of effort and starts
00:49winning absolutely everything.
00:50Your daughter Trudy has the record in 200 meters.
00:53What record?
00:56Wow.
00:58Ultimately, she realizes this actually
01:00means more to people than even she could understand.
01:04Her determination to overcome what she did was magnificent.
01:09Keep going!
01:10It is that incredible determination and ambition
01:13that is unstoppable.
01:14The theme of the film is there's nothing that's impossible.
01:17It's the ultimate underdog story.
01:20Her and her heroism is quite astounding.
01:24Overwhelmingly, it's a joyful film,
01:27even with all the difficulties.
01:30So I feel really proud to be part of this amazing story.
01:35Trudy, you don't have to do this.
01:37I don't know.
01:39Seems like a nice day for a swim.