Soul Surfer (2011)

Directed by

Sean McNamara

Genre

documentary film, drama film, biographical film, sport film, surf film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 46m

Rated

PG

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 1,260 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young surfer loses an arm in a shark attack. She works hard to recover and return to competitive surfing with the support of her family and faith.

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What happens

Soul Surfer is a 2011 American biographical sports drama film directed by Sean McNamara and based on the 2004 book of the same name by Bethany Hamilton, Sheryl Berk, and Rick Bundschuh about Hamilton's life as a surfer after losing her left arm from a shark attack and her subsequent recovery. The film stars AnnaSophia Robb, Helen Hunt, Dennis Quaid, and Lorraine Nicholson with Carrie Underwood, Kevin Sorbo, Sonya Balmores, Branscombe Richmond, and Craig T. Nelson. Filming took place in Hawaii in early 2010, with additional filming taking place in Tahiti in August 2010. Soul Surfer was released in theaters on April 8, 2011 in the United States and Canada by a partnership between FilmDistrict and TriStar Pictures, and was a commercial success, earning $47.1 million on a $18 million budget, but received mixed reviews from critics. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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