''Nyad'' is a 2023 American

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film directed by

Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi (; born ) is an American documentary filmmaker. She was the director, along with her husband, Jimmy Chin, for the film ''Free Solo'', which won the 2019 Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature. The film profiled Alex H ...

and

Jimmy Chin Jimmy Chin (born ) is an American professional mountain athlete, photographer, film director, and author. Chin has been a professional climber and skier on The North Face Athlete team for over 20 years. In 2006, Chin achieved the first succes ...

, from a screenplay written by Julia Cox. It stars

Annette Bening Annette Carol Bening (born May 29, 1958) is an American actress. She has received various accolades throughout her career spanning over four decades, including a British Academy Film Award and two Golden Globe Awards, in addition to nominat ...

as swimmer

Diana Nyad Diana Nyad (née Sneed; born August 22, 1949) is an American author, journalist, motivational speaker, and long-distance swimmer. Nyad gained national attention in 1975 when she swam around Manhattan () and in 1979 when she swam from North Bi ...

, alongside

Jodie Foster Alicia Christian "Jodie" Foster (born November 19, 1962) is an American actress and filmmaker. She is the recipient of numerous accolades, including two Academy Awards, three British Academy Film Awards, three Golden Globe Awards, and the ho ...

and

Rhys Ifans Rhys Ifans (; born Rhys Owain Evans; 22 July 1967) is a Welsh actor and musician. He was the frontman of Welsh rock music bands the Peth and Super Furry Animals. As an actor, he is best known for his roles in ''Notting Hill'' (1999), ''Kevin & ...

. The film is Vasarhelyi and Chin's narrative feature directorial debut and is based on Nyad's autobiography ''Find a Way''. It had its world premiere at the 50th Telluride Film Festival on September 1, 2023. It was released in select theaters on October 20, 2023, before streaming on

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on November 3.

Cast

as Bonnie Stoll *

as John Bartlett *

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as Dee Brady * Jeena Yi as Angel Yanagihara * Luke Cosgrove as Luke Tipple * Eric T. Miller as Jack Nelson * Garland Scott as Jon Rose

Production

In January 2022, it was announced that

will distribute the film. In March 2022, it was announced that production was underway.

Release

It had its world premiere at the 50th Telluride Film Festival on September 1, 2023. It had its international premiere on September 12, at the 48th Toronto International Film Festival. It was released in select theaters on October 20, 2023, before streaming on

on November 3.

Reception

References

External links

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