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After he's barred from the surfing team, a teen (Lachlan Buchanan) takes his friends on a trip to a remote beach for fun in the sun.

Critics Reviews

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Tom Keogh Seattle Times 05/07/2009
1.5/4
A glum and slack family drama, Newcastle is punctuated by bright bursts of dreamy surfing images, but not enough to make the film rewarding. Go to Full Review
Kevin Thomas Los Angeles Times 05/01/2009
4/5
A beautiful film, charged with energy and sensitivity. Go to Full Review
Evan Williams The Australian 11/14/2008
2/5
It is deflating to realise that even when doing what they love best, these characters are less than real. Go to Full Review
Don Groves sbs.com.au 12/31/2010
1.5/5
Teen surfing drama is a wipe-out. Go to Full Review
Don Willmott Filmcritic.com 06/12/2009
3.5/5
a bit like Endless Summer meets The Karate Kid Go to Full Review
Chuck Wilson L.A. Weekly 04/30/2009
Slightly overlong but visually striking. Go to Full Review
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Audience Reviews

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01/10/2022 It Holds Emotional Loss & Damaged Family Pride At It's Core, So While There Is Heaps Of Material There To Work With, The Punches It Packs Don't Hit Very Hard. The Acting I Think Is To Blame Overall, It Is Dry & Uncommitted With Some Scenes Getting There, Kinda, But Most Others Being Run-Of-The-Mill TV-Soap Style. See more 11/24/2014 a touching and as beautifully shot film See more 04/09/2014 Burgeoning sexuality, fraternal squabbles, daddy issues and class status are amongst the themes thrown at this Aussie surf movie, but nothing really sticks to the flimsy plot. The spectacular surfing footage and the hot surfer dude cast are the only impressive things here. I wouldn't bother. See more 11/12/2013 loved it, great location you can taste the seawater the cinematography is so good See more 03/31/2013 Beautifully shot with a real industrial ocean backdrop than Summer Bay. The film never loses pace and is a credit to the cast as can be quite gritty in parts. Some reviews have said it is difficult to understand the accents, but I never had a problem, perhaps a lifetime of Neighbours and Home and Away helped. I don't want to spoil the end but it's not what you expect and almost feel a yearning for part 2. See more 10/06/2012 (***): [img]http://images.rottentomatoes.com/images/user/icons/icon14.gif[/img] A good coming-of-age film. See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis After he's barred from the surfing team, a teen (Lachlan Buchanan) takes his friends on a trip to a remote beach for fun in the sun.
Director
Dan Castle
Producer
Naomi Wenck
Screenwriter
Dan Castle
Production Co
Wolfe Video
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 21, 2016
Runtime
1h 47m