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Soul Surfer (2011)

Soul Surfer poster
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
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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)

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