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Billabong Odyssey

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Billabong Odyssey [SURFING DVD]

Price: £9.99 / Euro13.09
(Including VAT at 17.5%)

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A surfer is towed by jetski on to the tip of a rising wave, the camera pulls back and the wave begins to swell. As your eyes re-adjust to the change in scale the camera pulls back further. Within seconds the wave has risen to a monstrous 70ft - one thousand tons of moving liquid arching over the surfer's head.

Accelerating up to 55mph, he flies through the arc of rushing water in a race to pull clear before it collapses upon him. This is the beginning of Billabong Odyssey, an epic journey that brought together the greatest surfers in the world with just one goal... to surf the biggest wave in history.

Billabong Odyssey offers a breathtaking journey into the world of big-wave surfing. Forget everything you think you know about surf movies, this is a film that shatters pre-conceptions. Unrivalled in its abundance of jaw-dropping footage, the film is also a moving journey into the lives and psyches of the few surfers equipped to ride giant waves. A human tale of triumph and disaster, it has received accolades from critics and audiences alike. Billabong Odyssey culminates in the world tow-in championships at legendary break JAWS, off the coast of Hawaii. A final sequence that almost claims the life of one of the expedition's top surfers, it provides a nail-biting climax to an utterly remarkable and completely unforgettable piece of filmmaking. As you watch the spectacular footage unfold, don't forget to keep reminding yourself, there are no special effects... what you are about to see is real.

DVD EXTRAS:

35 minute interview with Billabong star, Mike Parsons on being petrified, on the dangers of big wave surfing and the loss of his best friend, Mark Foo.
30 minute interview with director, Philip Boston - on the mentality and danger of directing 1000 tonnes of water!
UK theatrical trailer

BONUS DISK - Customs

In this bonus 60min documentary, take a mesmerising journey through the spectacular breaks of Europe with the top surfers in the world in this unforgettable piece of film-making. Starring Kelly Slater, Taj Burrows and Andy Irons. With music by Cold play, Incubus, The Cranberries, Soul II Soul and Goldie.

Film running time: 87 minutes

DVD extras: 100 minutes

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