Waves

Here's a film that wants to be *about* something. A South Florida family implodes after the son's wrestling injury leads to an accidental death. Waves then shifts focus to his sister as she picks up the pieces. It gets points for sheer ambition, if nothing else.

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Trey Edward Shults directed Waves in 2019. See Trey Edward Shults's full filmography, where to start with Trey Edward Shults, or where to go after you've seen everything by Trey Edward Shults.

Waves was released in 2019 (EN original-language production), with a runtime of 136 minutes.