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NYAD

NYAD

Witness the incredible true story.

20237.12h 0m

Overview

Athlete Diana Nyad sets out at 60 to achieve a nearly impossible lifelong dream: to swim from Cuba to Florida across more than 100 miles of open ocean.

Directed by Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi
Written by Julia Cox, Diana Nyad
Produced by Andrew Lazar, Teddy Schwarzman
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Top Cast

Annette Bening

Annette Bening

Diana Nyad

Jodie Foster

Jodie Foster

Bonnie Stoll

Rhys Ifans

Rhys Ifans

John Bartlett

Ethan Jones Romero

Ethan Jones Romero

Nico

Luke Cosgrove

Luke Cosgrove

Luke Tipple

Jeena Yi

Jeena Yi

Angel Yanigahara

Eric T. Miller

Eric T. Miller

Coach Jack Nelson

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Anne Marie Kempf

Candace

Carolyn McCormick

Carolyn McCormick

Elise

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Marcos Diaz

Dude

Themes & Keywords

midlife crisisaffectationbiographybased on true storybased on memoir or autobiographyswimminglgbtworld recordinspiringwild swimmingabsurdadmiringadoringrousingsportovercoming the odds

About NYAD

NYAD is a drama, history film released in 2023 exploring themes of midlife crisis, affectation, biography, based on true story, based on memoir or autobiography, swimming. Directed by Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi, it stars Annette Bening, Jodie Foster, Rhys Ifans. Athlete Diana Nyad sets out at 60 to achieve a nearly impossible lifelong dream: to swim from Cuba to Florida across more than 100 miles of open ocean.

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