Soul Surfer is a movie directed by Sean McNamara in 2011 and based on the book Soul Surfer: A True Story of Faith, Family, and Fighting to Get Back on the Board by Bethany Hamilton, first published in 2004. The movie features AnnaSophia Robb, Dennis Quaid, Helen Hunt, Carrie Underwood, Ross Thomas, Lorraine Nicholson, and others.
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Storyline
In 2003, 13-year-old Bethany Hamilton lives in Kauai, Hawaii with her parents Tom and Cheri, and two older brothers, Noah and Timmy. Holt, Alana, and Byron get her out of the water where Holt makes a tourniquet out of his swimshirt to put on her while Byron calls 911 as Cheri is also informed.
Movie vs Book
Year
2011
Minutes
112
Movie Rate
7.00
Source: IMDb
Year
2004
Pages
222
Book Rate
8.14
S: Goodreads
Book
Soul Surfer
Subtitle: A True Story of Faith, Family, and Fighting to Get Back on the Board
Author: Bethany Hamilton
Country: USA
First published in: 2004
Length: 222 pages
Genre: Biography
User polls & recommendations
“It’s such a complicated thing to put a movie together. The book world is so much simpler.”
ARTHUR SLADE (Writer)
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