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The Surfer (1986)

The Surfer poster
Directed by
Frank Shields
Genre
thriller, crime
Country
Australia
Runtime
1h 30m
Rating
7.5 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man goes surfing at a remote beach. He gets caught in a cycle of danger and paranoia that threatens to overwhelm him.

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What happens

The Surfer (also known as Death Wave) is a 1986 Australian film directed by Frank Shields and starring Gary Day and Gosia Dobrowolska. It was filmed in South-East Queensland. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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