Newcastle (2008)

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Newcastle on IMDb 6.2/10 1,453 votes

Released:
2008-04-25

Overview:
17-year old Jesse lives in the shadow of his older brother Victor's failure to become surfing's Next Big Thing. Even when he's in his natural habitat of magnificent surf breaks, his blue-collar future is brought home by the coal barges that constantly line his horizon. Jesse has the natural skills to surf his way out of this reality and onto the international circuit but can he overcome his equally natural ability to sabotage himself? A momentous weekend away with his mates that includes first love and tragedy leads him to discover what's really important, and also to the performance of a lifetime.

Director:
Dan Castle

Runtime:
1h 47min

Genre:
Romance, Drama

  • Cast:
  • Lachlan Buchanan
    as
    Jesse
  • Xavier Samuel
    as
    Fergus
  • Reshad Strik
    as
    Victor
  • Kirk Jenkins
    as
    Andy
  • Israel Cannan
    as
    Scotty