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Surfer

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At the age of 13, Sage is crippled by fear after suffering a wipeout on a huge wave. Paralyzed by fear, he no longer surfs the waves. Unable to ignore the pull of the ocean, he finds more than he bargained for while fishing in the surf.

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Joe Leydon Variety 08/17/2018
A young wave-rider is visited from the sea by his presumed-dead dad in this amateurish effort that doesn't hold water. Go to Full Review
J Hurtado ScreenAnarchy 12/17/2019
Objectively, Surfer: Teen Confronts Fear is terrible, but in the same way that Ivan the Terrible was. It is tremendous, immense, indefatigable, and unique. You may never truly understand it... but you have no choice but to respect it. Go to Full Review
Jon Dieringer Screen Slate 03/27/2019
It deserves to be widely celebrated, counter to its panning by Variety's Joe Leydon. Go to Full Review
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Ergal Thema 07/27/2021 Wow. I've never seen anything quite like it. David Lynch meets Tommy Wiseau or something. See more 02/16/2018 I loved the original score! Great music and songs. Inspirational movie overall. See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis At the age of 13, Sage is crippled by fear after suffering a wipeout on a huge wave. Paralyzed by fear, he no longer surfs the waves. Unable to ignore the pull of the ocean, he finds more than he bargained for while fishing in the surf.
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Drama