The subject of this film is a year of life on the Atlantic coast in the west of Ireland. It was filmed in and around Lahinch in County Clare near the spectacular Cliffs of Moher. Ireland has become a prime surfing location since about 2000. The sport has really changed the sleepy town and provided new business opportunities for the people who live here. Some surfers have enough sponsors that they don't need to do other jobs for a living wage. Others teach surfing or sell surfing gear. They are dependent on a 10 week summer season and not a rain out. Some work another job they have trained for or are good at. One man is an organic farmer and another works in the mining industry.
I didn't realize how phenomenal the waves were in this region with Riley's Wave and Aileen's Wave at the base of the Cliffs. They seem so powerful that you wonder how they can be surfed? The surfers all look like they are just gliding through them but the force of the water could injure them severely. The non-surfing members of the community feel they need to fit in with the surfers instead of the other way around. They do appreciate the influx of people and customers to the community. I thought this was very interesting!! Sometimes the Irish brogue is like another language? 4* (I really liked this movie)
87 min, Doc directed by Ross Whitaker with Shane Dorian, John McCarthy, Ollie O'Flaherty, Fergal Smith.
Note: Imdb 8 out of 10, 100% audience on Rotten Tomatoes, The Guardian 3* out of 5* Cath Clarke.
Special Note: New Jersey based Irish surfer Frank Nolan IV was scheduled to appear but he had to decline.
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