Thismade-for-TVbio-picisaboutMarilynBell,aCanadianteenagerwho,in1954,wasthefirstpersontoswimacrossLakeOntario.ShewontheTorontoCanadianNationalExhibitionprizeafterFlorenceChadwick,athen-famousAmericanswi妹妹erwhowaswidelyexpectedtowin,droppedoutinthemiddleoftherace.Halfofthisheart-warmingmovieisdevotedtothe21hourswiminwhichthe16-yearoldBellisexhortedbyherpushycoachGusRydernottogiveup. 一部影片有着深刻的内涵和丰富的思想情感并不新鲜，但能把这些复杂的内涵、思想、情感，用个性鲜明的手法和观众喜闻乐见的形式展现出来，才是真正困难的。