Swimming with Men

  • Archive - Festival 34
  • Director: Oliver Parker
  • United Kingdom 2018
  • 97 minutes
  • English
  • Subtitles in Hebrew

THE FULL MONTY in Speedos! When an accountant, played by multi-talented comedian Rob Brydon, seeks to win back his wife, he stumbles upon a surprising solution in the form of a male synchronized swimming team: Men Who Swim.

Eric (Brydon) believes he can win back his wife Heather (Horrocks) by diving into the world of male synchronized swimming. Joining his local team, Eric finds a surprising brotherhood in this motley crew as they train for the world championships in Milan. Can their coach Susan (Riley) whip them into shape? Will they master 'the flower’, 'the pyramid’ and 'the spinning circle’ in time? More importantly, can Eric win Heather back with the help of his newfound confidence?


  • Director Oliver Parker
  • Production Stewart Le Maréchal, Anna Mohr-Pietsch, Maggie Monteith
  • Script Aschlin Ditta
  • Cinematography David Raedeker
  • Editing Liana Del Giudice
  • Music Charlie Mole
  • Festivals Edinburgh
  • Actors Rob Brydon, Adeel Akhtar, Daniel Mays, Jim Carter, Rupert Graves, Charlotte Riley, Jane Horrocks, Nathaniel Parker
  • Source Red Cape Distribution, Tel Aviv