The Perfect Wave: Big Wave Surfing in Portugal (2018)

ALL 04/05/2018 (de) Documentary, TV Movie 30 Min
  • Release
    04/05/2018
  • Production
    Spiegel TV, ZDF, ARTE
  • Rotten tomato
    0%
  • Original title
    Die perfekte Welle: Big-Wave-Surfen in Portugal
  • Original language
    de
  • Production Cost
  • 0.00
    -

Overview

The small Portuguese coastal town of Nazaré is unique in Europe. It became the Olympus of surfing in the 2010s. Monster waves roll ashore here between late autumn and spring. They are the largest in the world, so Nazaré is a hotspot for big wave surfers such as the German professional Sebastian Steudtner, the only German extreme athlete in this field who belongs to the world's elite. The giant waves are spectacular, but they are also extremely dangerous. They have given the former fishing port a new boom, because the activities of the surfers now attracts tourists in droves to the place even in winter. But accidents with serious injuries occur again and again. The documentary shows how the coastal town is handling the new attraction and how Sebastian Steudtner is preparing for a new record ride on the biggest wave on earth.

  1. Frank Gensthaler

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Martin Mayer

    Editor

  4. Producer



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  1. Sebastian Steudtner

    Self - Interviewee & Portrait Subject

  2. Walter Chicharro

    Self - Interviewee

  3. Joao Vitorino

    Self - Interviewee

  4. Axel Haber

    Self - Interviewee

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Casts : 4 , Crews : 5

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The Perfect Wave: Big Wave Surfing in Portugal (2018) 30 Min

ALL 04/05/2018 (de)
Documentary, TV Movie
  • Release 04/05/2018
  • Production
    Spiegel TV, ZDF, ARTE
  • Original title Die perfekte Welle: Big-Wave-Surfen in Portugal
  • de
  • Revenue0.00

Overview

The small Portuguese coastal town of Nazaré is unique in Europe. It became the Olympus of surfing in the 2010s. Monster waves roll ashore here between late autumn and spring. They are the largest in the world, so Nazaré is a hotspot for big wave surfers such as the German professional Sebastian Steudtner, the only German extreme athlete in this field who belongs to the world's elite. The giant waves are spectacular, but they are also extremely dangerous. They have given the former fishing port a new boom, because the activities of the surfers now attracts tourists in droves to the place even in winter. But accidents with serious injuries occur again and again. The documentary shows how the coastal town is handling the new attraction and how Sebastian Steudtner is preparing for a new record ride on the biggest wave on earth.

  1. Frank Gensthaler

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Martin Mayer

    Editor

  4. Producer