Nicolas Cage Reaches a Breaking Point in the Initial Trailer for The Surfer

      Nicolas Cage Reaches a Breaking Point in the First Trailer for The Surfer

      After one of the most successful films of his career with last year's Longlegs, Nicolas Cage makes his return this year with The Surfer, a beach-themed psychological thriller directed by Lorcan Finnegan (Vivarium, Nocebo). Following its debut at the Cannes Film Festival last year, Lionsgate and Roadside Attractions acquired the film and have now released a new trailer in anticipation of its May 2 premiere.

      Here’s the synopsis: “In the psychological thriller directed by Lorcan Finnegan, a man goes back to the picturesque beach of his childhood to surf with his son. However, his enthusiasm to hit the waves is interrupted by a group of locals whose motto is ‘don’t live here, don’t surf here.’ Humiliated and enraged, the man finds himself entangled in a conflict that escalates alongside the oppressive summer heat, pushing him to his limits."

      Rory O’Connor noted in his review, “In The Surfer, an exploitation film designed to build tension, a mild-mannered man faces off against a group that even Andrew Tate might deem a bit extreme. Set in South Australia at the fictional Luna Bay, this place is one where if the heat doesn’t get you, something else likely will. The water sparkles a turquoise blue, but the beaches appear scorched. Into this inferno steps an unnamed man (Nicolas Cage), seeking nothing more than to inspect a cliffside property and catch a wave, but the locals have different plans: ‘Don’t live here, don’t surf here,’ says one, offering little hospitality akin to a switchblade."

      Watch the trailer and see the poster below.