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In Waves (2026)
Directed by Phuong Mai Nguyen
“Like a storm, grief comes in waves.”
Animation, Romance, Drama · 1h 31m
In Los Angeles, shy teenager AJ meets Kristen, who lives for surfing; he loves skateboarding and drawing. They fall madly in love, and a happy future seems within reach. But everything changes when Kristen faces a sudden illness. Together, they face adversity, driven by the strength of their love, their friends, and their newly shared passion for surfing and the ocean.
Cast
Rio Vega
Lyna Khoudri
Paul Kircher
Birane Ba
Gauthier Battoue
Taiana Tully
Amélia Ewu
Céline Ronté
Clara Soares
Crew
- Director
- Phuong Mai Nguyen
- Screenplay
- Fanny Burdino, Samuel Doux
- Original Music Composer
- Robin Coudert, Marylou Mayniel
- Producer
- Judith Nora, Nick Shumaker, Priscilla Bertin
Details
- Release date
- 2026-07-01
- Runtime
- 1h 31m
- Genres
- Animation, Romance, Drama
- Original language
- FR
- Spoken languages
- French
- Countries
- France, Belgium, United States of America
- Production
- Silex Films, Panique!, Charades, France 3 Cinéma, Anonymous Content, Gao Shan Pictures
- Budget
- $7,000,000
- Box office
- $1,053,403