Caught by a Wave (Italian: Sulla Stessa Onda) is a 2021 coming-of-age romance film directed by Massimiliano Camaiti, based on a screenplay written by Camaiti and Claudia Bottino. Produced by the Italian company Cinemaundici, the film stars Elvira Camarrone and Roberto Christian as two high school students who fall in love after meeting at a regatta-oriented summer camp on Sicily, though their romance is soon complicated when Camarrone's character, Sara, is diagnosed with muscular dystrophy. The film was released on Netflix on March 25, 2021.
Originally produced in Italian, the film features Donatella Finocchiaro, Corrado Invernizzi, and Vincenzo Amato, and features the voices of Anne Yatco and Josh Zuckerman in the English dub.
Contents
Plot
Two high school students, Sara (16 years old) and Lorenzo (17 years old) meet in a summer camp and fall in love with each other. During a sailing session, Sara develops numbness in her muscles, a degenerative disease she is suffering from. Sara hides her illness from Lorenzo but the truth finally finds its way into their relationship. The story follows the struggle of the couple as they try to deal with the pain and keep their love sparkling.
Cast
Elvira Camarrone as Sara
Christian Roberto as Lorenzo
Donatella Finocchiaro as Susanna
Corrado Invernizzi as Boris
Vincenzo Amato as Antonio
Manuela Ventura as Tuccia
Rosalba Battaglia as Doctor
Daniele Pilli as Mario
Sofia Migliara as Barbara
Fabio Orso as Francesco
Angelica Alleruzzo as Marta
Giovanni D'Aleo as Gianluca
Giuseppe Severino as Andrea
Marta Paris as Caterina
Marco Feo as Ernesto
Luciano Saladino as Club Director
Marta Fullone as Lorenzo's Mother
Mattia Monien as Lorenzo's Grandmother
Simona Taormina as ISAF Technical Delegates
Maurizio Cecconi as ISAF Technical Delegates