Vindication Swim
The inspirational story of Mercedes Gleitze, the first British woman to swim the English Channel and her battle against both the cold waters of the Channel and the oppressive society of 1920s England.
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"Excellent, moving story which has been captured in a way that highlighted the struggles that Mercedes had as a woman in a male dominated time. Beautifully filmed which is even more remarkable when you find out it was written and filmed by such a young Director (Elliot Hasler) as an indie film with a limited budget. Despite this, the film stands up on its own and more than comparable to other 'swim' themed films made with Hollywood stars and multi-million pound budgets. Having decided to go and see the film after watching a few of the cast and director interviewed on BBC breakfast, ..."
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All the swimming sequences were shot in the English Channel itself without the use of any tanks, green screens or body doubles. Lead actress, Kirsten Callaghan, trained for months in open-water swimming prior the filming and completed all those sequences herself without the use of stunt doubles, sometimes swimming for up to four hours at a time.
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The inspirational story of Mercedes Gleitze, the first British woman to swim the English Channel and her battle against both the cold waters of the Channel and the oppressive society of 1920s England.