Swimmer (2012)

7.0 ? Jun 24, 2012 0h 17m

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Overview

A young man swims across the rivers and lakes of Britain to a soundtrack of assorted nationalistic music. As he passes people on the banksides including children, lovers and a tramp their thoughts and conversations are also heard. Ultimately, after walking through a wood at night, the boy returns to the water and appears to sink below the surface.

Overview

Genres

Drama

Release Date

June 24, 2012

Rating

7.0 /10

Runtime

0h 17m

Tom Litten

The Swimmer

Niall Burton

Child Swimmer

Curtis Coker

Child Swimmer

Tony Heirs

Child Swimmer

Charlie Likeman

Child Swimmer

Joshua Coleman

Boy

Samuel Harry Hockday

Boy

Kit Johnson

Boy

Caleb Powel Lindon-Emms

Boy

Gabriel Ronnie Lindon-Emms

Boy

Joshua John Lindon-Emms

Boy

Jasper Martin

Boy

Seth Hunter Perkins

Boy

Adam Holden

Tramp

Carolina Main

Girl on Bridge

Sophie McKeeman

Young Lover - Her

Oscar McVeigh

Young Lover - Him

Gemma Norris

Girl

CinemaSerf

7.0/10

Jun 25, 2025

Quite near the end, there is a monochrome sequence as Tom Litten swims across a loch, or a lake, with the sun setting behind him whilst Vaughan Williams’s “…Thomas Tallis” is playing that is simply gorgeous to look at. Indeed, much of this is an attractive watch as this young man swims the waterways of the UK observing and being observed by people, their pets, their children and the wildlife. The photography shows us the litheness of the swimmer as he effortlessly glides through the water as well as also displaying the beauty of the scenery. That’s not a sterile sensation; this scenery is alive and buzzing and vibrant and this almost entirely unscripted film just lets us relax and let it wash over us. The final scene is peaceful, but also quite perplexing… Definitely worth ten minutes.

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