In Waves
“Like a storm, grief comes in waves.”
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.
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Cast
9 people
Rio Vega
AJ (voice)
Known for
Stalk
Alone
Lyna Khoudri
Kristen (voice)
Known for
The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun
Papicha
Paul Kircher
Eon (voice)
Known for
The Animal Kingdom
And Their Children After Them
Birane Ba
Francisco (voice)
Known for
All Your Faces
Transatlantic
Gauthier Battoue
Jeff (voice)
Known for
Totally Spies!
Pil's Adventures
Taiana Tully
La princesse hawaienne (voice)
Known for
Press Play
Amélia Ewu
L'infirmière / L'amie de Kristen (voice)
Also in
Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir
Stars 80
Céline Ronté
La prof de dessin (voice)
Known for
I Lost My Body
The Big Bad Fox and Other Tales
Clara Soares
Yvette (voice)
Known for
Miraculous World: London, at the Edge of Time
Phuong Mai Nguyen Director · Samuel Doux Screenplay Fanny Burdino Screenplay
Worldwide gross $1.1M · Budget $7M · United States release November 27, 2026
Box office
Budget
$7,000,000
Worldwide gross
$1,053,403
Gross vs. budget
0.2×
Production
Silex Films
Production
Panique!
Production
Charades
Production
France 3 Cinéma
Production
Anonymous Content
Production
Gao Shan Pictures
Production
France · Belgium · United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
France · May 13, 2026
Premiere · Cannes Critics' Week
France · July 1, 2026
Theatrical
United States · November 27, 2026
Limited theatrical
United States · December 11, 2026
Digital · Netflix
United States
October 10, 2026 · Premiere · Mill Valley Film Festival / Heartland Film Festival
October 23, 2026 · Premiere · Viet Film Festival
October 25, 2026 · Premiere · Boston Asian American Film Festival
October 26, 2026 · Premiere · Hawai’i International Film Festival
November 3, 2026 · Premiere · The American French Film Festival
Brazil
October 8, 2026 · Premiere · Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival
Canada
September 14, 2026 · Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
France
June 23, 2026 · Premiere · Annecy International Animation Film Festival
June 26, 2026 · Premiere · Biarritz Film Festival - Nouvelles Vagues
Italy
December 11, 2026 · Digital · Netflix
Netherlands
October 9, 2026 · Premiere · Leiden International Film Festival
Philippines
December 11, 2026 · Digital · Netflix
Singapore
December 11, 2026 · Digital · Netflix
South Korea
October 8, 2026 · Premiere · Busan International Film Festival
December 11, 2026 · Digital · Netflix
United Kingdom
November 27, 2026 · Limited theatrical
December 11, 2026 · Digital · Netflix
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