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On the Wave

  • 2025
  • 2h
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On the Wave (2025)
GermanDocumentarySport

Sebastian Steudtner rides monster waves from Hawaii to Portugal. He holds the world record for the biggest wave ever surfed and has won the award for the biggest wave of the year three times... Read allSebastian Steudtner rides monster waves from Hawaii to Portugal. He holds the world record for the biggest wave ever surfed and has won the award for the biggest wave of the year three times. But Steudtner's success is also one of the most unlikely stories in all of professional ... Read allSebastian Steudtner rides monster waves from Hawaii to Portugal. He holds the world record for the biggest wave ever surfed and has won the award for the biggest wave of the year three times. But Steudtner's success is also one of the most unlikely stories in all of professional sports - as rare and improbable as the giant swells he rides. Part intimate portrait, part... Read all

  • Directors
    • Axel Gerdau
    • Peter Wolf
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    • Sebastian Steudtner
    • Maya Gabeira
    • Laird Hamilton
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    • Directors
      • Axel Gerdau
      • Peter Wolf
    • Stars
      • Sebastian Steudtner
      • Maya Gabeira
      • Laird Hamilton
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    Laird Hamilton
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    Bill Sharp
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    Matt Warshaw
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    Tom Butler
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    Alex Botelho
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    Katharina Schrattenecker
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    Johanna Steudtner
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    Bernd Steudtner
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    Nelson Armitage Sr.
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    Harry 'Bobo' Pahukoa
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    Pedro Pisco
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    Axel Haber
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    Oleg Sizov
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    Daniel Goldberg
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    Jimmy Lewis
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      • Peter Wolf
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    Details

    • Release date
      • March 5, 2026 (Germany)
    • Country of origin
      • Germany
    • Languages
      • German
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Nürnberg, Germany
    • Production company
      • Broadview Pictures
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      • 2h(120 min)
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      • Dolby Atmos
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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