Daisy Ridley Attends UK’s Gala Screening of ‘Young Woman and the Sea’

Daisy Ridley attended the U.K.’s gala screening event for Ridley’s new movie, Young Woman and the Sea today, May 29 in London. Held at London’s Curzon Mayfair Theatre, she was joined at the event by Tilda Cobham-Hervey, Kim Bodnia, Jeanette Hain, and Sian Clifford, director/executive producer Joachim Rønning, writer/producer Jeff Nathanson, producer Jerry Bruckheimer and composer Amelia Warner.

Daisy Ridley stars as the accomplished swimmer who was born to immigrant parents in New York City in 1905. Through the steadfast support of her older sister and supportive trainers, she overcame adversity and the animosity of a patriarchal society to rise through the ranks of the Olympic swimming team and complete the staggering achievement – a 21-mile trek from France to England.

The film will open in theaters this Friday, May 31!

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