Soul Surfer (film)

Soul Surfer
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Sean McNamara
Screenplay by	Sean McNamara Deborah Schwartz Douglas Schwartz Michael Berk
Story by	Sean McNamara Deborah Schwartz Douglas Schwartz Michael Berk Matt Allen Caleb Wilson Brad Gann
Based on	Soul Surfer: A True Story of Faith, Family, and Fighting to Get Back on the Board by Bethany Hamilton Sheryl Berk Rick Bundschuh
Produced by	David Zelon Douglas Schwartz Kyle Anderson Dutch Hofstetter David Brookwell Sean McNamara
Starring	AnnaSophia Robb Helen Hunt Dennis Quaid Lorraine Nicholson Carrie Underwood
Cinematography	John R. Leonetti
Edited by	Jeff Canavan
Music by	Marco Beltrami
Production companies	TriStar Pictures FilmDistrict Mandalay Vision Brookwell McNamara Entertainment Island Film Group Enticing Entertainment Affirm Films Life's a Beach Entertainment
Distributed by	Sony Pictures Releasing
Release date	April 8, 2011 (2011-04-08)
Running time	106 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$18 million
Box office	$47.1 million[1]

Soul Surfer is a 2011 American biographical drama film directed by Sean McNamara, based on the 2004 memoir 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 in theaters on April 8, 2011 in the United States and Canada by a partnership between FilmDistrict and TriStar Pictures, and was a commercial success, earning $47.1 million^[1] on a $18 million budget, but received mixed reviews from critics. It has a soundtrack that was released with it.