''Beautiful Wave'' is a 2012

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. The film was directed by David Mueller.

Plot

New Yorker late-teen Nicole (

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) visits her estranged grandmother (

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) in

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for the summer. She learns family history, meets a boy, takes a road trip to Mexico, learns to surf, and discovers her missing-or-presumed-dead grandfather.

Cast

as Nicole Davenport *

as Sue Davenport * Ben Milliken as Jeff * Alicia Ziegler as Kayla * David Thomas Jenkins as Danny *

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as Jane Davenport *

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as Jimmy Davenport / Baja Man Professional surfer Holly Beck surfs in a non-speaking cameo role.

References

External links

Official website

Portfolio Films America

''Beautiful Wave''
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