Young Woman and the Sea Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Plot

What's the story about?

Plot

Daisy Ridley stars as the accomplished swimmer who was born to immigrant parents in New York City in 1905. Through the steadfast support of her older sister and supportive trainers, she overcame adversity and the animosity of a patriarchal society to rise through the ranks of the Olympic swimming team and complete the staggering achievement – a 21-mile trek from France to England.

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Top Cast

The lead cast starring in Young Woman and the Sea.

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  Daisy Ridley

  ... Gertrude "Trudy" Ederle

  Cleaner, Star Wars: The Last Jedi

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  Tilda Cobham-Hervey

  Burn, I Am Woman

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  Stephen Graham

  Venom: The Last Dance , Greyhound

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  Kim Bodnia

  F1, Love Is All You Need

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  Jeanette Hain

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  Ethan Rouse

  Monster Family 2: Nobody is Perfect

Crew Behind the Film

The Young Woman and the Sea behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's director Joachim Rønning last directed Maleficent: Mistress of Evil and Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales. The film's writer Jeff Nathanson last wrote Mufasa: The Lion King and The Lion King.

Director

Joachim Rønning

Screenwriter

Jeff Nathanson

Producers

Jerry Bruckheimer
Chad Oman

Production Details

What we know about the Young Woman and the Sea movie production.

Production Updates for Young Woman and the Sea

Mar 2023

Completed

Changed Young Woman and the Sea movie production status. The movie is ready for release.

Jan 2023

Post-Production

Changed the movie production status to Post-Production. The movie is now in the editing and finishing stages.

Jan 2021

Development

Changed the movie production status to Development. Daisy Ridley is in talks to star and Joachim Rønning is on-board to direct the project for Disney+.

Nov 2015

Development

Changed the movie production status to Development. Jeff Nathanson will adapt the book by Glenn Stout.

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