Title Soul Surfer Overview Soul Surfer is the inspiring true story of teen surfer Bethany Hamilton. Bethany lost her left arm in a shark attack and courageously overcame all odds to become a champion again, through her sheer determination and unwavering faith.Bethany AnnaSophia Robb was born to surf. A natural talent who took to the waves at a young age, she was leading an idyllic life on Kauai, participating in national surf competitions with her best friend Alana Lorraine Nicholson , when everything changed. On Halloween morning, a tiger shark came out of nowhere and seemed to shatter all her dreams.Soul Surfer reveals Bethany's fight to recover from her ordeal and how she grappled with the question of her future. Strengthened by the love of her parents, Tom Dennis Quaid and Cheri Helen Hunt , and supported by her youth group leader Sara Carrie Underwood , Bethany refuses to give in or give up, and begins a bold return to the water. Tagline When you come back from a loss, beat the odds, and never say never, you find a champion. Genres Action, Drama Keywords competition, based on novel, shark attack, surfing, biography, sport, duringcreditsstinger Production Companies Mandalay Pictures, TriStar Pictures, Brookwell-McNamara Entertainment, FilmDistrict, Affirm Films Production Countries United States of America Spoken Languages English Original Language en Runtime minutes 106 Release Year 2011
Worldwide box office revenue: approximately 47 million USD