Bethany was born to surf. A natural talent who took to the waves at a young age, she was leading an idyllic, sun-drenched, surfer girl's life on the Kauai Coast, competing in national competitions with her best friend Alana, when everything changed in a heartbeat. On Halloween morning, Bethany was on a typical ocean outing when a 14-foot tiger shark came out of nowhere and seemed to shatter all her dreams. In the moving aftermath of this headline-making story, Bethany fights to recover and grapples with the future. Strengthened by the love of her parents, Tom and Cheri, she refuses to give in or give up, and begins a bold return to the water. Still, the questions keep hammering her: Why did this happen? Why did she have to lose everything? Will she ever feel the joy and power of riding the waves again? And if she can't be a surfer, then who is she? The devastating 2004 tsunami in the Pacific Ocean unexpectedly gives Bethany a new perspective. Traveling to Phuket, Thailand with her youth-group leader Sara Hill, she witnesses life beyond her own shoreline and discovers her greater purpose--she can make a difference in the lives of others. Filled with a new sense of hope and direction, she returns home with a renewed resolve to conquer her own limitations and set an encouraging example for people facing adversity. At the National Championships, Bethany bravely faces off with her fiercest rival, Malia Birch, and takes her astonishing one-armed surfing technique to the limit. But as the horn blows, and the suspenseful competition kicks off, Bethany is no longer thinking about the challenges of her body. Now, her surfing, her biggest dreams and her life have become about pushing her own physical limits to touch the souls of others.
| Also Known As: | Soul Surfer A True Story of Faith, Family and Fighting to Get Back on the Board |
| Production Status: | In Production/Awaiting Release |
| Logline: | True story of competitive teen surfer and shark attack survivor Bethany Hamilton who lost her left arm and still returned to surfing. |
| Genres: | Drama, Kids/Family, Adaptation, Biopic and Sports |
| Release Date: | April 8th, 2011 (wide) |
| MPAA Rating: | PG for an intense accident sequence and some thematic material. |
| Distributors: | TriStar Pictures, FilmDistrict |
| Production Co.: | Romano/Shane International, Hand Picked Films, Brookwell-McNamara Entertainment, Mandalay Pictures, Life s a Beach Entertainment |
| Filming Locations: | Hawaii, USA Tahiti |
| Produced in: | United States |
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