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Beautiful Wave

Beautiful Wave

2012 1h 40mDrama

In Santa Cruz for the summer, a young woman discovers the sport of surfing -- and a family secret as well.

2.4/5

TMDB score· 12 votes

Synopsis

In Santa Cruz for the summer, a young woman discovers the sport of surfing -- and a family secret as well.

The vibe

surfingroad tripcoming of agesurfsurfersfemale surfer

Behind it

David MuellerDirectorLynn SaltWriterJohn HarrisWriter

Cast

Aimee TeegardenAimee TeegardenNicole
Patricia RichardsonPatricia RichardsonSue
Ben MillikenBen MillikenJeff
Alicia ZieglerAlicia ZieglerKayla
David Thomas JenkinsDavid Thomas JenkinsDanny
Lance HenriksenLance HenriksenJimmy
Helen SlaterHelen SlaterJane
Bart JohnsonBart JohnsonJerry - Jeff's Dad
Wilmer CalderonWilmer CalderonCaptain Quintero

Director

David Mueller

Writers

David Mueller, Lynn Salt, John Harris

Release date

8 May 2012

Runtime

1h 40m

Studio

Anchor Bay Entertainment, Portfolio Films International

Country

United States of America

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