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Bustin' Down the Door

Documentary

2008, Movie, 1h 36min

During the winter of 1975 in Hawaii, surfing was shaken to its core. A group of young surfers from Australia and South Africa sacrificed everything and put it all on the line to create a sport, a culture, and an industry that is today worth billions of dollars and has captured the imagination of the world. With a radical new approach and a brash colonial attitude, these surfers crashed headlong into a culture that was not ready for revolution. Surfing was never to be the same again.

Country: United States

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Reviews

Critic Anna Smith

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Classic archive footage will please fans, and there’s enough character insight to get anyone thinking about life choices...

Read full review at Empire

Critic Peter Bradshaw

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...meshes the history of surfing with political history - and he has some great surf footage, the sort of thing that I can watch all day and it always sends me into a vaguely goofy and euphoric trance.

Read full review at The Guardian

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"Bustin' Down the Door" is a heart-pumping documentary that tells the story of a group of fearless surfers who dared to challenge the status quo and changed the face of surfing forever. In the winter of 1975, on the sun-kissed beaches of Hawaii, these young rebels from Australia and South Africa risked it all to create a new sport, a new culture, and a new industry that would go on to become a global phenomenon. With a raw, radical approach and an unbridled passion for the sport, they took on the establishment and shook the foundations of surfing, leaving an indelible mark on the world. Get ready for a thrilling ride full of action, excitement, and inspiration.

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