Film

The Longest Wave

20191h 34mDocumentary

Director: Joe Berlinger
Year: 2019

Legends take a lifetime

Oscar-nominated filmmaker Joe Berlinger travels the globe with legendary windsurfer and pioneering waterman Robby Naish, a 24-time world champion whose quest to master the world's longest waves unexpectedly reveals his vulnerabilities as a competitor, mentor and father. THE LONGEST WAVE transcends the action sports genre by capturing obstacles outside of the legendary athlete's professional life in an intimate, cinéma-vérité style, revealing Naish balancing the pursuit of excellence at sea with the demands of life's complications on land.

Top cast

Robby Naish

Self

Laird Hamilton

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Kai Lenny

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Gerry Lopez

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Robert Richman

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Martin Lenny

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Jace Panebianco

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John DeCesare

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Chuck Patterson

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Miguel Vegas Van Oordt

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Nani Naish

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Christina Naish

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Pietro Porcella

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Pete Cabrinha

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Frank Solomon

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Directed by

Joe Berlinger

Written by

Joe Berlinger

Produced by

Joe Berlinger