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The Surfer

The Surfer

Dir. Lorcan Finnegan
99 min

Midnight Mayhem MSPIFF edition featuring your host Chaz Kangas.

In the psychological thriller directed by Lorcan Finnegan, a man (Nicolas Cage) returns to the idyllic beach of his childhood to surf with his son. But his desire to hit the waves is thwarted by a group of locals whose mantra is “don’t live here, don’t surf here.” Humiliated and angry, the man is drawn into a conflict that keeps rising in concert with the punishing heat of the summer and pushes him to his breaking point.

Content advisory: violence

Film Details

Program: SEE ALL MSPIFF44 FILMS
Release Year: 2024
Runtime: 99 min
Country/Region: Australia, Ireland
Language: English
Print Source: Roadside Attractions
Tags: Dark Comedy, Drama, Fiction Feature, Thriller

Cast/Crew

Director: Lorcan Finnegan
Producer: Leonora Darby, James Harris, Robert Connolly, James Grandison, Brunella Cocchiglia, Nicolas Cage, Nathan Klingher
Cinematographer: Radek Ladczuk
Screenwriter: Thomas Martin
Editor: Tony Cranstoun
Composer: François Tétaz
Principal Cast: Nicolas Cage, Julian McMahon, Nic Cassim, Alexander Bertrand, Justin Rosniak, Finn Little

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