A pair of teenagers in Western Australia looking to escape the monotony of life in a small town take up surfing lessons from a guy named Sando.
Cinematography
Wave photography so gorgeous you'll google 'surf lessons near me.'
Acting
Simon Baker directs himself as the charismatic disaster you can't look away from.
Director
Simon Baker
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Simon Baker spent years trying to adapt Tim Winton's novel, using his own money when studios passed. The author only approved after Baker proved he could actually surf.
The film captures a specifically Australian masculine ritual—mateship through shared risk—that Winton's novel dissected with painful clarity.
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