"Don't live here, don't surf here."

2025

1h 40m

6.0(128 votes)

Thriller

Drama

Overview

A man returns to the idyllic beach of his childhood to surf with his son. When he is humiliated by a group of locals, the man is drawn into a conflict that keeps rising and pushes him to his breaking point.

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Cast & Crew

24 members

Acting

Nicolas Cage

The Surfer

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Julian McMahon

Scally

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Justin Rosniak

Cop

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Alexander Bertrand

Pitbull

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Rahel Romahn

Conlon

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Nicholas Cassim

The Bum

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Finn Little

The Kid

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Charlotte Maggi

Jenny

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Nina Young

The Dog Walker

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James Bingham

Runt 1

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Miranda Tapsell

The Photographer

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Radek Jonak

Mr. Suit

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Rory O'Keeffe

Blondie

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Talon Hopper

Runt 3

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Sally Clune

Blondie's Wife

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Gautier de Fontaine

French Surfer

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Jake Fryer-Hornsby

Fanta

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Editing

Adam Leeuwenhart

Bambi

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Dean McAskil

Work Colleague

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Tobiasz Rodney

Curly's Husband

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Adam Sollis

The Barista

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Oliver Webb

Drug Dealer

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Daniel Williamson

Mousey

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Austen Wilmot

Runt 2

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