Swimming Lessons (1995)
About jaded swimming coach Jim Sadler and a spirited seven-year-old delinquent. The troubled Samoan boy is a potential champion, but the challenges of training him force the coach to confront his own failings in life: one as seemingly straightforward as the pool’s lane line.
Primary Title
- Swimming Lessons
Date Broadcast
- Sunday 21 June 2020
Release Year
- 1995
Start Time
- 18 : 00
Finish Time
- 19 : 00
Duration
- 60:00
Channel
- Oriana TV
Broadcaster
- Kordia
Programme Description
- About jaded swimming coach Jim Sadler and a spirited seven-year-old delinquent. The troubled Samoan boy is a potential champion, but the challenges of training him force the coach to confront his own failings in life: one as seemingly straightforward as the pool’s lane line.
Classification
- PGR
Owning Collection
- TV & Radio
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- English
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Subjects
- Feature films--New Zealand
- Swimming
- Made-for-TV movies
Genres
- Drama
Contributors
- Steve La Hood (Director)
- Simon Wilson (Writer)
- Marshall Napier (Actor)
- Sam Masina (Actor)
- Catherine Wilkin (Actor)
- Bill Urale (Actor)
- Lani Tupu Senior (Actor)
- Sima Urale (Actor)
- Jan Haynes (Producer)
- Dick Le Fort (Composer)
- Allen Guilford (Director of Photography)
- John Gilbert (Editor)
- Top Shelf Productions (Production Unit)
Subjects
- Feature films--New Zealand
- Swimming
- Made-for-TV movies