Soul Surfer

Soul Surfer is a 2011 American biographical drama film directed by Sean McNamara, based on the 2004 autobiography Soul Surfer: A True Story of Faith, Family, and Fighting to Get Back on the Board by Bethany Hamilton about her life as a surfer after losing her left arm in a horrific shark attack and her recovery. The film stars AnnaSophia Robb, Helen Hunt, Dennis Quaid, and Lorraine Nicholson with Carrie Underwood, Kevin Sorbo, Sonya Balmores, Branscombe Richmond, and Craig T. Nelson.
Filming took place in Hawaii in early 2010, with additional filming taking place in Tahiti in August 2010. Soul Surfer was released on DVD and Blu-Ray in the United States and Canada on August 2, 2011 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.
== Images ==
File:Soul Surfer 2011 US DVD cover V1.jpeg|US/Canada DVD cover (front)
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File:Soul Surfer 2011 US Blu Ray cover V1.jpeg|US/Canada Blu-Ray cover (front)
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File:Soul Surfer 2011 US Blu Ray disc label.png|US/Canada Blu-Ray disc label
== Storyline ==
=== Plot ===
13-year-old Bethany Hamilton is a champion surfer who was born to be in the water. But after a fun night out night-surfing and what should be a fun day in the water, she is attacked by a shark and loses her arm. Rushed to the hospital, she remains calm, and maintains her faith in God. Now she must re-learn how to do everything with only one arm - including surfing. It will take her friends, her family, and her Christian faith to get her back into the water, but if that is where she is meant to be, she will find a way to get there.
=== Genres ===
* Biography
* Drama
* Family
* Sport
=== Home Media Rating ===
* PG (Canada)
* PG (US)
== Details ==
=== Country of origin ===
* United States
=== Home Media Release Dates ===
* August 2, 2011 (Canada) (DVD / Blu-Ray)
* August 2, 2011 (US) (DVD / Blu-Ray)
== Company Credits ==
=== Production Companies ===
* Enticing Entertainment
* Island Film Group
* Brookwell-McNamara Entertainment
* Life's a Beach Entertainment
* Mandalay Vision
=== Distributors ===
* TriStar Pictures (2011) (Canada) (all media)
* TriStar Pictures (2011) (US) (all media)
* FilmDistrict (2011) (Canada) (all media)
* FilmDistrict (2011) (US) (all media)
* Affirm Films (2011) (Canada) (all media)
* Affirm Films (2011) (US) (all media)
* Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2011) (Canada) (DVD / Blu-Ray)
* Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2011) (US) (DVD / Blu-Ray)
== Technical Specs ==
=== Aspect Ratio ===
* 2.35:1
== Trivia ==
* This is the first film to be co-distributed by TriStar Pictures and FilmDistrict.
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