| The Perfect Wave | |
| Director: | Bruce Macdonald |
| Producer: | S. Bryan Hickox Bruce Macdonald |
| Starring: | Scott Eastwood |
| Music: | Jeremy Soule |
| Cinematography: | Trevor Michael Brown |
| Editing: | Tim Goodwin |
| Runtime: | 94 minutes |
| Country: | South Africa New Zealand Indonesia |
| Language: | English |
The Perfect Wave is a 2014 biographical drama film about the life of Ian McCormack, a surfer who became a minister after his near death experience.[1] The film stars Scott Eastwood as McCormack.[2] It is the directorial debut of Bruce Macdonald.[1]
A young Kiwi surfer named Ian is on his OE (overseas experience) in Mauritius, an island off the coast of Africa. While night diving with friends, he is stung by 5 deadly box jellyfish and takes a dramatic journey to hospital, helped and hindered by local people. He cries out to the God he barely remembers from childhood and meets him face to face, saying "you can't love me, I've cursed you, slept around, taken drugs and more". What happens after that is riveting and provides a beacon of hope, not just for Ian, but for everyone who has ever lived.[3]