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Summary
Five-time Olympic medalist and Native Hawaiian Duke Paoa Kahinu Mokoe Hulikohola Kahanamoku shattered records and brought surfing to the world while overcoming a lifetime of personal challenges.
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- Family movie night
- Friends night
- Kids
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Not streaming in any country yet.
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Critics vs audiences
Critics like it more than audiences (+10)
Critics 100Audiences 90GoodWatch 83
Tomatometer100%
Audience score98%
IMDb8.2
Running time
1 h 28 min
Shorter than most documentaries, −8 min on the typical 96
typical 9688Half of all documentaries run 89–107 min.
Reach
To rent or buy in 3 countries
Released
2022
April 1, 2022
4 years ago
Genres
DocumentaryHistoryLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United States
and 3 moreDirecting · 1
- Isaac Halasima Director
Writing · 1
- Scott Elder Writer
Production · 4
- Michael Cascio Executive Producer
- David Ulich Producer
- Steven Ungerleider Producer
- Chet Thomas Co-Producer
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