Paradise on earth is in Çeşme, Netflix movie filmed

The Swimmers, directed by Sally El Hosaini, who was born in Wales as a child of an Egyptian family, and which is about the real life story of Syrian swimmer Yusra Mardini, is breaking records on Netflix. The film, which tells about the successful swimmer's escape from his country experiencing civil war and his participation in the 2016 Rio Olympics, received full marks from the critics and the audience. Izmir Cinema Office provided guidance to the production, which was produced by AZ Celtic Film and MATE Pictures in Turkey.

Evaluating Çeşme, the pearl of the Aegean, as an open-air plateau, the team shot the images of three different countries in İzmir. The shooting, which started in June last year, was completed and the film was released. Based on the true story of two sisters who endure everything to make their dreams come true, the film is based in Istanbul, Aegean Region, Brussels, London, Lesbos, Rio de Janeiro, Berlin and Damascus, as well as Turkey, Belgium, England, Greece, Brazil, Germany and Syria. filmed all over

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Some scenes of the movie were replicated, and Midilli and Rio were shot in Çeşme and Alaçatı. Ilıca Beach, chosen as the most beautiful beach in Turkey with its sea, sand, water and warmth, has been compared to Rio de Janeiro, one of the most visited tourism destinations in the world. Some images of Lesbos were taken in Alaçatı, famous for its bougainvillea and cobblestones.

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Çesme Mayor M. Ekrem Oran. He said that they are very happy that Çeşme hosts many TV series and movies. "We are carrying out very successful projects hand in hand in Çeşme, the paradise on earth. Çeşme is one of the top tourism destinations with its sea, history, nature, gastronomy and many other beauties," said Oran, noting that such organizations are important for the whole world to see and know about these beauties of the district. .