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Surfer, The (2024)

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Surfer, The (2024)

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You can't stop a wave.

It's pure energy.

Born in a storm way out to sea,

brewing and churning

for days, weeks, months,

sometimes even years.

It's all building

to this breaking point.

A short, sharp shock of violence

on the shore.

And you either surf it...

or... you get wiped out.

You know, that was my best

surfing-as-a-metaphor-for-life

speech.

I was hoping

for a little more enthusiasm.

You're still a surfer, right?

I should be in school, Dad.

Miss Hoolihan is gonna give me

so much sh*t for this. And Mom.

Yeah, well, Miss Hoolihan

and your mom will get over it.

Sometimes, a man's gotta

get away from it all.

Okay, I'm gonna take this call.

Get your gear on.

I have a big surprise for you.

Conlon,

thanks for calling me back.

Okay. I'm at Luna Bay now,

and I'm with my son,

and I was hoping

to show him the house.

Can you open the gates?

Mate, you've been in

three times already.

Well, I am the one buyin' it.

Yeah, maybe not.

There's another offer.

No, you told me

the competing bidder pulled out.

Uh, there's a family

interested,

they're flying in

for a viewing,

and have already offered

1.6.

And it's a cash offer.

I have financing.

Cash is guaranteed.

So, if you wanna go

sale agreed,

then you gotta go up to 1.7.

But can you raise

another hundred grand?

Yeah, yes. Yes.

Can you give me

until the end of next week?

Uh, no.

Come on, man,

meet me halfway here.

Wait for me there.

If you have the money

in the next 48 hours,

I'll consider your offer.

So, Christmas Eve,

you're still coming over

to me, right?

- Uh, yeah.

- Great.

Christmas Day,

is that... at your mom's?

Uh, no. We're-- we're going

to a barbecue.

f*ck off.

Dad, you all right?

Hey, Dad.

Dad.

What? Yeah.

We gotta get out there, though.

It's the best place to show you

my big surprise.

- Oi!

- f*ck off!

Locals only!

Look, it's quiet out there.

We'll respect the line.

We won't drop in.

The kid's a fantastic surfer.

Just wait till you see him.

Don't live here,

don't surf here.

I grew up here.

Don't live here,

don't surf here!

- Hey, Dad...

- It's okay.

You're scaring my boy.

Get out of my personal space.

Don't live here,

don't surf here.

Now, now, now.

No need for all this fuss.

You all right, son?

Good lad.

- Look, can I get a word?

- I'm taking my son for a surf.

Yeah, I get that.

Just come back up here with me

for a minute.

You hang tough, mate.

I'm just gonna grab a quick chat

with your old man.

You can't surf here.

It's a public beach.

Yeah, but nah.

Listen to me, brother.

The fellas out there

have been partying

start of Christmas week,

and it was snowing pretty heavy

last night.

You know how it goes.

Look, I'm trying to do you

a solid here.

You paddle out into that break

with your boy,

I don't know what might happen.

I mean, Mr. Pitbull there?

He's the type to make you watch

while they knock the teeth

out of the kid's head.

Look... I know it smarts

to lose face

in front of your boy,

but you gotta know

when to back down.

Or it could get

a whole lot worse.

Plenty of family beaches

for you to enjoy your afternoon.

So, get outta here.

Forget this place.

I-I wanted to surf

that break with you today

because...

out there on the water,

sitting on our boards,

is the best view of the homes

on Cliff Top Drive.

And it was going to be

a surprise, but I'm buying one.

And it's not just any house.

It used to belong

to your grandfather.

We could drive up there

right now and take a look at it.

Do you want to?

Oh, come on, don't let that...

This a special place for us.

I'm buying it for us.

It was magic here

when I was your age.

My dad would wake me

first thing,

and I'd watch him make coffee

before driving into the city

for work.

And then I'd grab my board

and I was off.

There's a rat run that goes

straight from the house

down to the beach.

I was training

for the Shark Tooth.

It's a local surf competition.

You could enter it,

if it's still going.

A-and I want that for you.

I wanna give you all that.

Come on, let's go take a look.

I just wanna go home now.

Righto. Yeah, sorry, mate.

It's manic here.

- So, what's the damage?

- There's another bidder.

- The price has gone up 100K.

- Oh, sh*t.

Sorry. I know

you had your heart set on it.

I still do.

Look, I'm freeing up some extra capital.

I can maybe raise

another 30 more.

So, can you go back to the bank

and get the extra 70?

That way, I've made up

the difference and I still win.

Look, you're pushing

the limit here as it is.

- But is it possible?

- Well, yeah.

But the-the thing is,

and I'm speaking to you

as a friend here,

not as your broker, okay?

This won't fix anything.

If you looked

across that bay, mate,

you could get

a really sweet place--

No, no, no. It has to be here.

I've been working my whole life

to get back here.

The house may never come

on the market again.

The time is now.

Can you at least try?

Yeah, yeah,

I'll do my best.

All right.

I believe in you, Mike.

If anyone can do this, you can.

So, let's do this.

Let's seal the deal.

And then we'll celebrate

with a big lobster dinner

on the veranda

and a bottle of champagne.

Just wait till you see

the sunsets, Mike.

The girls will be here,

and the kids too.

Okay.

Or maybe just you and me

and a couple of beers.

Fine, whatever it takes.

I need this, Mike.

- Call me back

as soon as you can.

- What?

- Where the f*ck are you?

I had to take a personal day.

Oh, you're sh1tting me.

You're sick?

- No.

- Well, Benson wants

to see you ASAP.

He's worried

about the Arkam account.

They're getting jittery.

And they said

you weren't wearing

any shoes or socks

in the meeting yesterday.

- What the f*ck is that about?

- I don't have time for this

right now.

I'm closing a deal on a house.

I'll be back tomorrow

and I'll fix it then, okay?

You'd better. Benson's office,

first thing tomorrow.

Fantastic. Bye.

Why am I here?

Where have you been?

I've been down here, I told you.

- For three days,

we haven't seen you.

- Oh, for God's sake...

You don't understand

she's asking me, "Where's Dad?"

Hey, hey, hey.

No, don't.

Hey.

- Are you a Bay Boy?

- A what?

Are you with those f*ck

down on the beach?

Are you local?

I don't want this.

You're a seppo.

Yeah, well,

you might be all right.

So at least look

at what I'm trying to show you.

Yeah,

I haven't seen your dog.

Oi, come here!

Ah, here we go.

Careful, son.

Four dollars, dude.

- f*ck off!

- - What are you doing here, b*tch?

I'm going, I'm going.

I haven't done anything.

Look at you.

You don't f*cking belong here.

- That's my stuff.

Give it to me.

- No. f*ck off.

- Get the f*ck outta here.

- Eat the dirt.

Get on the floor,

where you f*cking belong.

f*cking weak prick.

Oi, f*ck. Locals only.

Don't live here,

don't surf here.

I'm not surfing.

Or is the view for locals only

as well?

Don't say we didn't warn you,

you f*cking dickhead.

Hi.

What the hell were you thinking

taking him out of school

like that?

I wanted to surprise him.

It's only one day,

and it's almost the holidays

anyway, so...

Where are you?

He wouldn't even tell me

where you took him.

I'm at Luna Bay.

My old house

is finally for sale, Helen.

Can you believe it?

You're gonna love it.

Don't do this to yourself.

I worked hard for this, Helen.

Don't I know it.

I told you I'd buy it all back.

And once I do,

I'll have more time.

Look, we should meet up.

After Christmas.

Yes, I would love that.

So you can sign the papers.

Because Derek and I...

we wanna get married.

So I need you to sign.

Okay.

And I've got

some pretty big news.

Getting engaged

isn't the big news?

I wanted to tell you in person,

but it's obvious now,

and I didn't want you

to have to hear it from Charlie

or anyone else.

I'm pregnant.

Are you still there?

So it's a shotgun wedding.

I'm a little long in the tooth

for that.

Well, I have another call

coming in, so...

It's about the house.

I should probably take it.

Yeah, okay.

You don't belong here

anymore.

...I know that might sound--

Seem like

a very simple proposition,

but the reality

is that it's not.

What is the purpose?

Is there any meaning...

Jenny!

Can I have a word?

I just need proof.

- Can you help me?

- I can't.

I feel bad for Jay. I do.

What happened to him

was terrible,

but I've got to move on.

Jenny, let's go.

No, please.

Give me a sec more.

- Talk about

a f*cking buzzkill.

Uh, hey, can you spare

one of those?

Are you with Scally?

Are you a Bay Boy?

No, but they're not gonna miss

one pizza in 20. How much?

For you, 100 dollars.

A hundred bucks for a pizza?

Are you out of your mind?

O-okay, okay. Look...

Here.

I hope it's anchovy.

Yeah!

- Scally,

we've got a gift for you.

Ah, looks like

the little runts

have brought us a gift.

All right. Now we're talkin'.

Well done fellas.

I want my surfboard.

Get the f*ck up, Blondie.

Get the f*ck in there, Blondie.

f*ck him up!

Hey!

f*cking drop him! Drop him!

Get up, Blondie!

f*ck him up!

f*ck him up!

Yeah,

get on him Blondie!

Get up, Blondie!

Come on!

I want my board back.

Okay.

All right! I'm leaving!

Luna Bay Police.

Yeah, hi.

I'm reporting an as*ault

and a theft.

Uh, worth a bit of money, is it?

No.

It's my property,

and I was assaulted for it.

They've been down there

all night.

Partying, doing drugs.

They're still down there.

Let's go.

What are you doing?

You wait right here, mate.

I'll go down and talk to 'em.

G'day, boys.

- Put your hands in the air.

- Ah, there he is!

Excuse me, sir.

I don't know what your game is,

but you're bringing heat.

And it's no good for me,

no good at all.

Sorry. Uh...

I was wondering

if I could borrow

your binoculars.

Tell you what, I'll swap them

for those fancy sunnies.

Come on, son.

Because of you,

that as*h*le cop's back.

And if he sees me,

there's gonna be trouble.

So, now,

I gotta make myself scarce.

So... I need some sort

of compensation.

Thank you.

Bunch of f*ck' yuppies

cosplaying at being

surf gangsters.

It's all in good fun.

Boys will be boys.

Who's the main guy?

The one they call Scally?

The guru?

Scott Callahan.

That's Scotty Callahan?

I thought you said

you weren't local.

I'm not. I was once.

- I was born here.

- Ah.

I remember him and his family.

Ahh, poisonous c**ts.

His granddaddy stole

most of the land around here,

and now, that entitled,

little trust-fund b*tch

gets to sit there

on his throne of sand

and pretend like he's something.

You sound like you have

a personal problem with him.

My son...

my boy, he used to surf.

Jay was such a beautiful surfer.

He won the Shark Tooth

two years running.

Nice. Congratulations.

- The kid could've gone pro.

- I'm sure.

And before I knew it,

he was an altar boy

at their little church,

lapping up

all that Lord-of-the-Wave

prick's nonsense, until...

And then after everything

that went down,

after he took my boy from me,

then he k*lled my dog.

I-I-- I know he did.

He k*lled my dog.

If you know he k*lled your dog,

why are you handing out

missing flyers?

To piss him off.

To get inside his head.

Or maybe I'm using it

as an excuse

to get the right amount of sun

on my crown

to go crazy enough

to really do something

about it.

Oh, yeah? Like what?

Like maybe...

go down there

and blow his f*cking brains out.

Eh?

I told you to wait up

at the car park.

I want my surfboard.

Okay, okay.

I'm sure it's just a mix-up.

Uh, is it one of these?

Dude, that's my board

and I want it back.

Listen, mate, I think

you've been out in the sun

too long.

They took it

from me last night,

threatened me

with a broken bottle.

Why don't you take

a drink of water?

I don't want anything from you.

I want my board.

So, you're saying

they took this from you

last night?

Was I not clear?

Well, it's just the problem is,

and I can tell you myself,

that old board's been up there

for as long as I can remember.

How long?

I reckon we put it up there

maybe seven summers back, now.

She's a beaut, isn't she?

I guess it's like a talisman

for us.

W-what the f*ck is this?

Sir, it is in your best interest

to get back up to the car park

and wait for me by your vehicle.

That is my board.

I don't know

what to tell you, mate.

I don't see how it can be.

The Bay Boys

have had that board for years.

"Bay Boys." Sounds like a g*ng.

More of an unofficial club.

Do you get a lot of complaints

about the localism

on this beach?

Nah, it's all part

of the culture.

- It serves a purpose.

- Yeah? What purpose is that?

Keeps the undesirables

out of the neighborhood.

And you're fine

with the desirables

getting drunk

and doing drugs down there

all night?

Listen here, mate.

Mr. Callahan's family

put a lot of money

into this community.

If they wanna blow off

some steam once in a while,

nobody's complaining.

Are you a Bay Boy too?

I don't surf.

Let's talk more about you

for a beat.

Did you sleep here last night?

I was waiting for you.

Are you living

in this car, mate?

Do I look homeless to you?

You better dial down

the attitude, mate,

or you and me

are gonna have a problem.

What's with the binoculars?

I'm a bird-watcher.

Officer, we got a raid here

on Main Street.

Copy that.

Now, you got some place

you can go?

Yes, of course I do.

Good, because this is

what's gonna happen.

You're gonna leave here

and you're gonna stop

bothering these people.

Are we clear?

Yes, I'm leaving.

Good.

You have yourself a nice day.

I'm gonna leave you

in charge, son.

- Hey!

- Oh, sh*t.

Oh, yeah, sh*t...

f*ck you!

Kook!

f*ck!

- Hello?

- Stanley Muldoon Finance.

Yeah, hi. It's me again.

Is Mike back yet?

- No, he's with a client.

- Okay, can we set a time

for a call?

I'm under pressure

to get mortgage approval

for a house I wanna buy.

I need to close

before Christmas.

And I--

and I don't wanna lose it.

I can't lose it.

Okay, I'll have Mike call you

as soon as he's back

in the office.

- Okay, great.

- Thank-- thank you.

Excuse me.

I'm sorry to bother you,

but I was running

my air-con all night,

and now my battery's dead.

So, photography.

- Is that a hobby

or a profession?

Oh, I was chained to the desk

until last year.

- But photography

has always been my passion.

So, I quit to work

on a photography book.

I get it. I used to be a writer

for a bit back in the day.

Oh, okay.

What'd you write about?

Surfing.

Just for a few small zines,

but I chased the waves

around the world

for a couple of years.

Sounds idyllic.

Well, I don't know

if living on beans in a van

can be described as idyllic,

but it might just be

the last time

I had a good night's sleep.

So, what happened to you

after that?

The love of my life happened.

I mean, I always knew

I'd come home to Australia

one day, but...

It's this place.

Luna Bay.

I promised my wife

we'd live here.

I'm actually buying

my old family property,

right up there

on Cliff Top Drive.

I thought you were American.

Uh, well, my-my dad, he died...

when I was a kid,

so we had to move, and my mom

took us to California.

Okay, cool.

Don't you miss

the life of the surfer,

chasing waves around the world?

Maybe I'll go back to it

when I retire.

Seems like a long time to wait

for a good night's sleep.

Well, thanks. I appreciate it.

Oh, no worries.

Scott Callahan

takes the biggest egos

in the boardroom,

breaks them into small pieces,

and rebuilds them

as corporate supermen.

Some superwomen do show up too,

but I find it's men who need

the most help right now.

Because, honestly, I feel that

contemporary workplace culture,

and I...

I better watch my words here,

but it's made the modern male

too soft.

He expects

everything handed to him.

He's forgotten how to suffer.

You know,

the Shaolin monks used to make

their prospective disciples

wait outside the temple gates

for seven days and nights...

just sitting there,

exposed to the elements.

Because you've gotta be shunned

before you can demand

acceptance.

You have to feel worthless

before you can know

that you're priceless.

Hi, can I get a flat white?

And I'll take a Danish

and an OJ too, please.

Yeah, that'll be 23 bucks.

Ah, sh*t. My phone just died.

- Do you have cash?

- No.

- Ooh, bad luck.

- Do me a favor.

Charge my phone,

and I'll pay you after.

I don't do favors

for people I don't know.

I-- I'm-I'm in a bind here.

I don't have a charger

and I'm expecting

a really important call.

Electricity costs dollar, bro.

- Come on, man, move on.

- Look,

I really need a cup of coffee,

okay? Be reasonable.

This isn't a soup kitchen, mate.

There's no freebies.

My cards are stored on my phone.

I will pay you

when it's charged.

- Come on, go.

- Can you just wait your turn?

How can we work this out?

All right, tell you what,

give me a deposit

in case you don't come back

to pay.

The phone is a deposit.

It's only a cup of coffee, man.

No, but I'll take your watch

as guarantee.

Final offer.

But my father gave me this.

Well, you can get it back

if you can pay for the flattie.

I want the pastry

and the OJ too.

You can have

the coffee but nothing else

until you can pay for it

with real money.

My terms. Deal or no deal, man?

Be careful with that.

Hey.

Coffee's for Bay Boys.

Now, f*ck off.

Come on, let's go.

You-- you're not

from around here, are you?

No, we're from France.

Have you surfed here before?

Right. Well,

I feel I should warn you,

there's quite a bit of localism

down there. It's hostile.

Ah, cool.

Well, thanks for the tip, man,

but, uh, it doesn't look

too busy.

We're pretty experienced

and respectful.

We don't have

enough cash,

but we could give you

something to eat if you like.

- Are you hungry?

- No. No, thank...

Who's a good girl. Good girl.

It's sickening, isn't it?

Ah, they're good lads, really.

Local boys.

They're bullies

and they're breaking the law.

Men are like engines.

You've gotta release

a little steam now and then,

or you'll blow up.

Better let it out down there

than at home.

If it stops them beating

the Botox out of their wives,

so be it.

And it keeps the riffraff out.

Hey!

Just wake up.

Stanley Muldoon Finance.

- Please hold.

- No, no, no, no, no.

Don't put me on hold again.

I'm on-- I'm on an old payphone

and I don't have much credit.

Tell Mike my cell phone

is out of action,

so he has to call me back

on this number.

- Have you got a pen?

- Yes.

Okay. "0895-349-516."

Can we set a time

where he might call?

- He can call you at 9:00 a.m.

- 9:00 a.m. tomorrow?

- Can-- can't we do

anything sooner?

- No, sorry. He's chockers.

Okay, no, no, no, it's fine.

All right, I will make it work.

Thank you.

Tonight, we officially

welcome a new member

into our tribe.

He has looked the beast

in the eye

and he has tamed the f*ck.

Welcome to the kingdom

of be who you are

and say what you like, Blondie.

You have to be careful

up there.

Watch what you say,

watch how you say it.

But the irony

is the pressure's still on.

They still want you

to slay it at work.

To go out and provide.

They want the spoils,

so they need you to hunt.

And boy, oh, boy,

do they still want you

to come home

and f*ck 'em like a beast.

So they demand you be

a red-blooded predator.

But go

even just a little bit too far,

and they'll pull a 180

and punish you

for doing what's in your nature.

Now, I'm not saying

let's wind the clock back to

our fathers' repressed bullshit.

What I am saying

is we need places like this.

To acknowledge that every man

has a f*cking animal

inside of him.

Hoo-hoo!

We need time down here

to maintain order up there.

But it comes at a price.

Because you can't surf...

if you don't suffer.

Suffer, surfer, suffer,

surfer, suffer, surfer, suffer,

surfer, suffer, surfer, suffer,

surfer, suffer, surfer, suffer,

surfer, suffer,

surfer, suffer...

- ...surfer, suffer, surfer, suffer...

- - Ahh!

...surfer, suffer,

surfer, suffer,

- ...surfer, suffer,

surfer, suffer...

- ...surfer, suffer,

surfer, suffer...

- Hey!

- - Oi, it's f*cking big boy!

Oi, you f*cking dog!

Oi! f*ck you!

We'll f*cking k*ll you!

Get outta here!

Hi-yah!

We'll f*ck you up,

you stupid moron! Come at me!

- Come on!

- f*ck you, mate!

Is that all you got?

- Come here, damn it!

- f*ck you!

- Yoo-hoo!

- - Come on, mate, we're looking for ya!

Where are you,

old man? Come on!

Hey, come on. Let's move out.

Come on!

What are you still doing here?

They stole my car last night.

I couldn't leave.

You-you gotta do something

about them now.

Mate, we had an agreement.

You said you'd move on

and stop bothering

the people here.

They stole my car last night.

Right. Okay.

So, first,

they take your surfboard.

I solved that one pretty quick.

And then they take your car.

Okay, listen, mate,

I've been good to you,

but my patience

is wearing thin now.

I told you to get out of here,

and you promised me you would.

We agreed that

you'd get someone down here

to put a tire

on this bloody thing,

or I'd have it towed

and impounded.

What-- You think this is my car?

Have you got another one?

Yeah! I drive a Lexus.

And my Porsche

is just down in the shop.

You've been drinking, have ya?

Doing some drugs maybe?

You're a part of this.

Okay, all right.

You've been out

in the sun too long,

and I think you need some help.

Why don't I run you back

into town

and you can rest up

at the station for a while?

Oh, what,

so you're arresting me now?

On what charge?

Well, I could book you

for vagrancy,

or wasting police time,

but I won't

because I'm really trying

to help you, mate.

I'll even throw in

a free breakfast.

Nah.

No, I'm not--

I'm not going with you.

I'm all right.

I am.

I'm sorry for wasting your time.

All right.

You'll work on gettin'

this thing outta here?

...which will essentially

make this

- a private beach exclusively...

- Ah, Conlon.

- ...for the Cliff Top

properties...

- Conlon.

Conlon.

Do I know you?

Yeah, right.

Listen, man, you've gotta give

me more time on the house.

I have never met you in my life.

- Could you just clear off?

- Clear off?

What? Hey, buddy,

you're not buying my house.

Yep.

Listen,

why don't you and the kids go

and have another look

at the beach,

and I'll be with you in a tick?

Uh, what's this about, mate?

You want me

to give you ten bucks,

so you can bugger off?

You are not the vibe

I need right now.

Okay, okay.

So, you're doing this?

You wanna pretend

like you don't know me

so you can sell the house

to somebody else?

- I don't know you.

- No, you know me.

You know me.

And I'm gonna prove it to you

'cause I'm gonna close

this deal right now.

- Where's my phone?

- No idea, man.

Hey, I gave it to you to charge.

I don't know what to tell you.

It's not here.

You took my watch!

My father gave me this watch

for my 21st.

No, my father gave me

that watch!

Come on, Twitchy,

get the bloody brew on already.

- That's my father's watch!

- Whoa!

Chill, man.

Look, I've gotta have this all

set up by 9:00,

so if you're not gonna buy

anything...

Translation, move on.

- Give me the watch.

- Chill!

Hey, fix me

a couple of piccolos

and a babyccino, Twitchy.

Can someone call the cops

to get rid of this bum,

or they're gonna try and knock

about 10K off the asking price.

Hey, hey, my broker

is Mike Muldoon,

and you do know him.

He's gonna call me

on that payphone,

you're gonna talk to him,

- and you're gonna cut

this sh*t out.

- Great, yeah.

I can't wait to hear your bid.

- Moron.

- I need that phone.

- We're using it, dickhead.

- No, you aren't.

You all have your own phones.

I'm calling your mom.

She wants to do a**l.

He doesn't like

those dirty numbers

poppin' up on his bill.

You're not even using it.

- Hey, get your f*cking hands

off me!

- He's only 16!

Lay a f*ck' finger on him,

that's child abuse.

Is that what you're into?

Yeah, you're a f*ck' pedo,

aren't you?

- Stop filming me.

- Who'd wanna talk to you

anyway?

My broker. I'm trying

to... buy a house

on Cliff Top Drive.

And I have to talk to him,

or the whole thing's

gonna fall through.

Can you understand that?

Bullshit.

- There, you see? You see?

- Oh, sh*t.

- Let me take the call!

- Hey, back off!

He's got you on camera.

What's it worth, huh?

I lost my wallet.

- Oh, boo-f*ck'-hoo.

- I can't give you anything.

- That'll do.

- Hell no.

- You're running out of time,

man.

- It's your call.

- Literally.

Come on, fat fingers,

take the f*ck' ring off.

Hand over the silver!

Come on!

Mike? Mike!

f*cking idiot. f*ck you.

Stop filming me! Stop!

Stop! Stop it!

f*cking pathetic.

Take it.

You get dehydrated out here

in a heartbeat.

Consider it a peace offering

with a condition.

Drink deep, eat your fill,

turn around, leave this place,

and never come back.

It's for the best.

I'm going down on that beach...

and I'm gonna surf that break.

No, you're not.

I grew up here.

I know that.

I remember watching you surf.

And I remember

what your old man did.

Terrible thing.

They found him just down there

on the strand, right?

What age were you, 15?

It was an accident.

Don't kid yourself now.

There's nothing to be gained

from that.

A boy needs

a strong male role model.

I guess it's understandable.

It makes me sad

to see you turn out like this.

Like what?

Like a bum.

You're living

in this piece of junk.

I'm buying a house

for my family here.

You're a family man, eh?

Where's your ring? Huh?

Where's your ring?

You had a family once,

right?

But you let everything

get on top of you,

just like your old man.

You lost them.

You lost everything. You did.

Why isn't the missus

up here looking for you, eh?

It's Christmas week.

Because you're a bum.

Just accept it.

- No.

- Yes.

- No. No.

- Yes.

Yes!

Tell me,

how old was your father

when he checked out?

About the same age

as you are now, right?

Mm. Mm-mm.

Very simple to do.

You're not a bloody

vegan-greenie, are you?

Huh?

For God's sake,

do what's good for you, man.

Eat.

I don't need anything from you.

I think you do.

If you don't eat it...

I will.

I'll eat the whole f*cking lot.

I'll eat your lunch.

I'm not trying to be cruel.

I'm just trying

to help you wake up

and accept who you are.

- See ya!

- - Come on, kids, get in the car.

Go on, big boy!

Hey! Get away!

Get away from here!

Ah!

What?

Hey!

Can I borrow your phone?

I have to call my broker.

It's very important.

I-I have to close

before Christmas.

I promised my wife

we'd live here.

Come on. I'm gonna make her

dinner on the balcony.

Excuse me, do you know

my broker, Mike Muldoon?

- I have to call--

Do you have a phone?

- No, mate.

We're gonna have

a nice... family dinner

on the balcony,

with oreganata clams,

and clams casino,

and puttanesca pasta.

Hey, fisherman!

Did you catch a fish?

- No.

- - I wanna take my son fishing.

Yeah. I'm buying the house.

I told you I was gonna get it

all back, son.

I'm getting it all back!

You have phones!

- Give it back!

Come on, give it back!

- You want my phone?

- Come on!

- You wanna buy it?

- f*ck off!

- Whoo!

Yeah, walk away.

Walk out of here.

What the f*ck was that?

Yeah.

Yeah, I'll be home

by Christmas.

I promise. All right.

Bye.

I know you.

We spoke.

Do you remember me?

Yeah.

Do you-- do you remember

the car I was driving?

Uh, I'm not so great on cars.

Let me just...

There you are.

I have a car.

I have a job.

I have a name!

I have a son!

Here, drink some water.

What happened to you?

Come on, let's get you

out of the sun.

No, I have to call Mike.

Can I use your phone?

I have to call Mike.

It's-it's not too late.

I-I-- I know

it's not too late. I...

Hello? Stanley Muldoon Finance.

It's me. Is-is Mike in?

One moment.

Hey, mate, how's it going?

Did the bank come back?

No, no, don't-don't sigh.

Just say they're--

they're going to make it happen.

Look, I'm sorry.

We've pushed it

as far as they're gonna go.

Uh, they have agreed

to an extra 50, but that's it.

That's not--

No, that's not gonna cut it!

Aw, f*ck.

It's not enough!

- Oh, Christ, mate.

- It's not...

- It's not--

- I'm sorry, it's just--

It's not gonna happen.

Listen, you need

to forget this place.

You're just not meant

to be here.

Don't live here,

don't surf here.

- Where the f*ck

do you think you're going?

Get the f*ck off!

Back off!

The f*ck are you--

Ha!

You eat it! Eat the rat!

Eat it!

I'm from here! Ha!

I belong here!

You get off my beach!

You've shown us your power.

Now, give him some air!

Give him some air!

- You can't stop me being here.

- I know.

And I don't want to.

Pitt! Pitt!

- All right, mate?

- - Oh, you all right, mate?

Lift him up,

go on.

I see your pain.

But before

you can have everything,

you have to experience nothing.

Before you can surf,

you must suffer.

Get him up!

Ready?

Blondie, fix him up

one of those recovery c*ck.

Oi,

mix some hydration salt

into that water.

- It's okay. Blondie's a doctor.

- No!

Come on, mate.

Help. Help!

Just relax.

That's it.

There you go.

I was so close.

You've reached the summit,

and you don't even realize it.

This is it.

You've arrived.

I didn't have the money.

I lost the house.

Peter there

is the senior manager

at First National Bank.

We're gonna take care of it

for ya.

G'day, mate.

I'm the bank manager. Hmm?

But the agent said

there was another bidder.

Good choice, mate.

Best house on Cliff Top Drive.

Call me.

- G'day, mate.

- Hi.

Your car's gettin' serviced

down at Twitchy's

uncle's garage.

You look like you could do

with a flattie, mate.

Hey, Scally.

This whole time, you knew

I was going for the house?

That's a good one.

This is

a tight-knit community.

And we're the backbone of it.

You had to prove yourself.

But you can rest now...

'cause you're home.

You're home.

Surfer, suffer, surfer, suffer.

Surfer, suffer, surfer, suffer.

Surfer, suffer, surfer, suffer.

Surfer, suffer, surfer, suffer.

Surfer, suffer, surfer, suffer.

Surfer, suffer, surfer, suffer.

Surfer, suffer, surfer, suffer.

Surfer, suffer, surfer, suffer.

Surfer, suffer, surfer, suffer.

Surfer, suffer, surfer, suffer.

Surfer, suffer, surfer, suffer,

surfer, suffer.

- Surfer, suffer, surfer,

suffer, surfer, suffer.

Surfer, suffer, surfer, suffer.

Surfer, suffer, surfer, suffer.

- Surfer, suffer, surfer,

suffer, surfer, suffer.

Surfer, suffer, surfer, suffer.

- Surfer, suffer, surfer,

suffer, surfer, suffer.

Scott!

You shouldn't be here, Jenny.

Be honest with me.

Tell me the truth.

About what?

Well,

everyone at school is--

- You know, his dad--

- Don't listen to that old man.

He's crazy.

Come on.

Isn't she a bit young?

Eh. He's really playing

with fire with that one.

I don't like seeing her.

- She just reminds me

of Jay.

- Jay?

- ...beautiful surfer.

- Great surfer.

- Jenny was his bird, or he thought she was.

- - Let's get inside.

- Hey! You all right?

- She got in trouble.

Scally had to get her fixed.

Young fellow

found out, blew a fuse.

He just wouldn't let it go.

What happened to him?

- Uh... nothing.

- Shh!

Old news.

Forget it.

I talk too much when I...

- You'll call me soon, right?

- I will. Take care.

You get a lot of kids down here.

It's important to look out

for the next generation.

It's so easy for them

to go down the wrong path.

And that homeless man

from the car park...

His son came around here

for a bit, didn't he?

Where's his kid now?

Surfing in Bali,

a yoga retreat in Cambodia.

f*cked if I know.

No, I think you do know.

Tell me.

The kid was wild, all right.

He got himself all wound up

about a girl last summer.

Took off, ended up

in some junkie's flophouse

in the back of beyond.

He got jumped,

hit his head on the curb.

That was the end of him.

It was a tragedy.

So, why is his dad

so pissed off at you?

He's got it in his head

that I paid them fellows

to do it.

Don't even think about asking.

None of this is on me.

It's easy for him

to come down here and put

the blame on someone else.

Taking responsibility

for his failures

as a father and as a man

is just too damn hard.

That's all.

Did you k*ll his dog?

You're harshing my vibe now.

But did you k*ll his dog?

Not me personally.

I can't have him down here

every day eyeballing me.

Now, enough of this.

Confession time is over.

Come join the congregation

for communion.

That's my church out there.

Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.

Hold up there.

Uh, where do you think

you're goin'?

I gotta be sure I can trust you.

There's one last test.

Hurry up, c**t.

- You can't burn his car.

- He's been well warned.

Deep down,

he wants it to happen.

It'll be cathartic for him.

He needs to move on.

It's all he's got.

You can't burn his car.

I'm not burning his car.

You are.

Visualize your house up there

with a view of the ocean.

It's all yours.

A haven for your family.

Eh? This is the moment.

You take it or you lose it.

Think of your family.

Think of what you've got to do

to be the person they need.

You've got to destroy to create.

I know it's not easy.

But there's no joy

without suffering.

- Come on.

- Yeah, yeah!

Suffer!

Do it for your family.

- Yeah. Do it!

- Suffer!

Get in there! Suffer!

Suffer!

Welcome.

Yeah!

You need to get out of here.

You need to go home.

Just go home.

- What the f*ck

are you doin' here?

- Leave.

You haven't picked up your phone

in days. It's Christmas.

- What, you're with them now?

- He is. And so are you.

Your old man's been blowin' off

some steam with the locals.

We're celebrating.

He's about to close the deal

and get you that house

up on Cliff Top Drive.

Right?

I'm sorry

if we scared you before, kid.

But things have changed.

Your old man here,

he stepped up.

Come on.

Down to our beach.

I'll fix you up with a board.

We'll paddle out together.

'Cause out there

is the best vantage point

to see your house

in all its glory, right?

Right?

Because it's his house too.

It's his chance

to join our community.

And this is your moment

to give that to him.

Come on,

let's go surfing.

Yeah.

Yeah, be sociable.

We'll ride some waves

and go home together.

I'm just gonna put his bike

in my car.

I'll be right there.

Come on. Come on.

You're gonna love it out there.

Where are the keys?

Where are the f*cking keys?

Ahh!

This bum does not f*ck off!

You are gonna

turn around right the f*ck now

and get off my beach.

I've got a little present

for you.

Oh, oh.

Let's go.

Uh-uh.

Stay right there, young fella.

- No, no, no, no.

- Don't worry.

This blowhard

ain't gonna do sh*t.

That thing's probably

not even loaded.

All right, listen.

All right, Mr. Fitzgerald,

just...

Just-just take a breath.

"Mr. Fitzgerald," eh?

I almost didn't recognize

you there

without your little

piggy costume, eh?

Where were you

when I needed you, eh?

Where were you then?

What do you want?

I want...

I want you all

to get down on your knees

and face the ocean.

- Okay. Okay.

- Get down.

Get down!

Go on, do it,

or I swear to God,

I'll let it rip!

Now!

Let's get into it.

Did you k*ll my dog?

'Cause maybe, you know...

You k*ll my mutt,

I'll k*ll one of yours.

Jesus, please don't. f*ck!

You only have three b*ll*ts.

Let my son go.

Huh?

So I'm forced

to show some mercy, eh?

f*ck, man please...

How would you like to be spared?

- Please, Fitzy.

- Hmm? Yeah?

- Bark if you wanna be spared.

- What?

Bark if you wanna be spared!

Now, bark!

- Good! Good boy!

- Good boy! Good boy!

Go on, f*ck off outta here!

All right, the general defects!

Now, for the rest

of the troops, eh?

Congratulations,

you're pardoned.

Not you three c**ts.

- Let my son go too!

- You too, piggy.

No!

I'll never get to hold

my boy again.

Why should you,

you f*ck' liar?

I'll give you my car.

Just... let my son go.

You can't buy me. I don't want

your f*cking trinkets!

This country...

Everyone's in shackles,

and they're calling it jewelry.

Can't you see it?

I see it.

- I see it.

- - And yet here you are,

selling your soul for one

of those sea view prisons

up there on the cliff

- like a good little Bay Boy!

- I'm not...

I'm not buying that house.

- I'm not one of 'em.

- Yes, he is.

And he deserves it.

He's worked hard.

He's not gonna let go

of it now, mate.

Shut up, Scally.

I know you have your reasons.

I know you're in pain.

You lost your son.

Don't you talk about my boy.

I have something

that belongs to Jay, and I--

I-- I'd like to give it back.

- I'm standing up.

- No, you're f*cking not!

I'm moving very slowly.

No, no, no, no! No, look!

Look.

Jay must have been

some surfer, huh?

He must've really cut it up

out there.

f*ck' right, he did.

All I want...

is to take my son surfing.

That's all.

Let's go.

Let the rip take you.

Don't look back.

You can't stop a wave.

It's pure energy.

Born in a storm...

way out to sea...

...brewing and churning...

for days, weeks, months,

sometimes even years.

It's all building

to this breaking point.

A short, sharp shock

of violence on the shore.

And you either surf it...

or...

you get wiped out.