Project Detail

The Surfer

Synopsis

When a man returns to his beach side hometown in Australia, he is humiliated in front of his teenage son by a local group of surfers who claim ownership over the secluded beach of his childhood.
Official Selection Cannes Film Festival 2024 - Midnight Screenings - World premiere
Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2024

Details

Year
2024
Type of project
Features
Running time
103 min
Director
Lorcan Finnegan
Producer
Brunella Cocchiglia, Robert Connolly, Leonora Darby, James Grandison
Editor
Tony Cranstoun
Screenwriter
Thomas Martin
Director of Photography
Radek Ladczuk
Production Designer
Emma Fletcher
Composer
François Tétaz
Principal cast
Nicolas Cage, Finn Little, Julian McMahon, Rahel Romahn

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Production Status

Production Company

Australia, Ireland co-production

Arenamedia (AU), Gramercy Park Media (US), Lovely Productions (IE), Tea Shop Productions (UK), north.five.six (US)

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