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Swim for your life

20121h 30mMovieDocumentary

The film follows the brave attempts of two men to be the first Icelander to swim the English Channel, the Mount Everest of swimmers, their failures and eventually the success of one of them. Interwoven with the story of the amazing…

DirectorJón Karl Helgason
WriterJón Karl Helgason
ProducerJón Karl Helgason

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Cast · Directed by Jón Karl Helgason

ÓÓÓlafur Darri Ólafsson
Ólafur Darri Ólafsson
Narrator

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Swim for your life hasn't started streaming in United States yet. Based on the typical 6–8 week theatrical-to-streaming window, we estimate it will arrive around January 3, 2013. This is a prediction, not a confirmed date.