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202381 minPGdocumentary

poverty life-stories mental-health

Time Well Spent (2021)

202381 minPGdocumentary

Four young surfers from challenging backgrounds find solace and hope in the ocean, shaping their futures beyond past traumas.

poverty life-stories mental-health

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Time Well Spent (2021)

2023• 81 minPG

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Four young surfers from challenging backgrounds find solace and hope in the ocean, shaping their futures beyond past traumas.

Synopsis

Four young surfers who have endured poverty, abandonment, abuse, and death find refuge in the ocean on a journey to not let their pasts define who they will become.

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