An entertaining, stylistic and psychologically unsettling piece of pulp cinema, Lorcan Finnegan‘s The Surfer, has been captivating audiences since its premiere at the 77th Cannes Film Festival – and check out our 4-star review from Nick right here – and now it’s also coming to you to stream at home from Vertigo Releasing!

Starring the iconic actor Nicolas Cage, with a terrific ensemble including Julian McMahon, Nicholas Cassim, Miranda Tapsell, and Alexander Bertrand
A man returns to the idyllic beach of his childhood to surf with his son, but is humiliated by a group of powerful locals and drawn into a conflict that rises with the punishing heat of the summer and pushes him right to his breaking point.
The film recently stormed the box office, with close to a quarter of a million pounds in ticket sales, supported by some grassroots activity including an electric Nicolas Cage lookalike contest outside the Prince Charles Cinema, and an eye-catching tour of London with our very own sun-soaked Surfers.

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