In Lorcan Finnigan’s The Surfer, Nicolas Cage stars as a man who returns to Australia to buy back his family home after many years in the US, only to be humiliated in front of his teenage son by a group of local surfers who claim ownership over the secluded beach of his childhood.
Wounded, he defies them and remains at the beach, demanding acceptance. As the conflict escalates, he is brought right to the edge of his sanity, and his entire identity is thrown into question.
The cast also includes Julian McMahon, Nicholas Cassim, Miranda Tapsell, Alexander Bertrand, Justin Rosniak, Rahel Romahn, Finn Little, and Charlotte Maggi.
Written by Thomas Martin, The Surfer is produced by Tea Shop Productions, Arenamedia, Lovely Productions, and Gramercy Park Media with support from Screenwest through the WA Production Attraction Incentive. Post-production took place in Ireland.
The Surfer will be released theatrically on May 15 via Madman Entertainment and CinemaPlus, before heading to Stan on June 15.