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.
Lynne Ramsay
Peter Carlton
Diarmid Scrimshaw
Natasha Braier
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
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CinemaSerf
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...
Warp Films
Film4 Productions
BBC Film