Soul Surfer (film)

Soul Surfer
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; 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	Enticing Entertainment; Island Film Group; Affirm Films; Brookwell McNamara Entertainment; Life's A Beach Entertainment; Mandalay Vision;
Distributed by	TriStar Pictures (through Sony Pictures Releasing); FilmDistrict
Release date	April 8, 2011;
Running time	106 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$18 million
Box office	$47.1 million

Soul Surfer is a 2011 American biographical sports drama film directed by Sean McNamara and based on the 2004 book of the same name by Bethany Hamilton, Sheryl Berk, and Rick Bundschuh about Hamilton's 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 on a $18 million budget, but received mixed reviews from critics.