Unsinkablethe true story of Diana Nyad
Added to the Netflix catalog on November 3, 2023, Unsinkable tells an incredible story of overcoming oneself, of self-sacrifice and of the desire to break down certain prejudices. Can you be a sixty-year-old woman and achieve a titanic athletic performance? Yes, and this is what proves it Diana Nyadplayed by Annette Bening, who swims from Cuba to Key West Florida after a crossing of 165 km and lasting almost 53 hours.
Unsinkable is directed by Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin. A pair of award-winning directors to whom we owe the documentaries in particular Meru AND Free Only. Besides Annette Bening, Jodie Foster plays the other main role in the film, Bonnie Stollhis partner and “coach”. Unsinkable it is a fiction film, but if it was entrusted to two expert documentary makers specializing in extreme sports it is because its story is directly adapted from the true story of Diana Nyad.
A challenge lasting more than 30 years
For dramatic purposes, some events ofUnsinkable they are exaggerated. Such as jellyfish attacks or conflicts that appear here and there between the swimmer and those around her. But otherwise it’s like this an authentic story which is told, with the four failed crossing attempts, and finally the fifth success on September 2, 2013. At that time, Diana Nyad 64 years old and succeeded in this challenge 35 years after a first attempt in 1978. Not to fail, Diana Nyad attempted a second and third time much later in 2011, then in 2012, before succeeding.
The performance is monumentalboth physically and mentally, and is proof that, in the words of Diana Nyad, “There is not big enough to make your dreams come true“. Unsinkable thus shows all the efforts that were necessary to overcome obstacles: sea currents, storms, sharks and jellyfish infesting the watersthe reluctance and discouragement of his team…
Films about courage and following your dreams, Unsinkable However, it ignores several aspects of Diana Nyad’s life – child abuse and LGBT identities in sports – and the controversies surrounding her journey. This is actually not the case it was never formalized by the World Open Water Swimming Associationwho believes that there is a lack of data on his breaking the record, and therefore cannot certify that he did not receive illegitimate aid from his team during his performance.
Source: Cine Serie
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