Swimming Upstream

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Swimming Upstream is an Australian biographical sports drama film that tells the true story of swimmer Tony Fingleton’s struggle to overcome family hardship and personal adversity to achieve success.

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instanceOf film
basedOn autobiography of Tony Fingleton
countryOfOrigin Australia
depictsSport swimming
follows life of Tony Fingleton
genre biographical film
drama film
sports drama film
hasAudience general audience
hasCharacter Dora Fingleton NERFINISHED
Harold Fingleton NERFINISHED
John Fingleton NERFINISHED
Tony Fingleton NERFINISHED
hasTheme abusive parenting
coming of age
family relationships
perseverance
personal triumph
sibling rivalry
mainSubject Tony Fingleton NERFINISHED
medium cinema
narrativeFocus competitive swimming
family hardship
overcoming adversity
personal adversity
narrativeForm linear narrative
originalLanguage English
portrays elite competitive swimming
father-son conflict
impact of alcoholism on a family
struggle for parental approval
working-class family life in Australia
productionCountry Australia NERFINISHED
setInPeriod mid-20th century
workType feature film

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Russell Mulcahy directorOf Swimming Upstream