Maya And The Wave

A scene from a film features a person being shot in the back, with sight of a blood spurt.

A surfer has a wipeout attempting to ride a huge wave and is left unconscious in the water. Desperate efforts are made to reach her and she is eventually dragged back to the shore where there are concerns for her condition as attempts are made to revive her. She recovers, but the incident leaves her with serious injuries.

Infrequent strong language ('f**k') is accompanied by milder terms such as 'shit', 'tits', 'ass', 'God' and 'Jesus', as well as a rude middle finger gesture.

There is a passing comment about speculation that a man slept with a woman.

There are references to sexism in surfing and demonstrations of hurtful scepticism regarding female surfers being able to compete with men at the highest level of the sport. The media promotion of a young, talented female surfer is shown to be based largely on her looks and physical attributes. Such discriminatory attitudes are effectively challenged and condemned by the film, and the triumphant outcome for its subject.

A person is seen on a stretcher in a neck brace following a surfing accident. There are references to the nature of a serious back injury and the surgery required to mend it, along with brief sight of the procedure and scenes in which the patient goes through rehabilitation.

There are moderate upsetting scenes centred on a person's mental state as they struggle with recovery from injury.

This work contains flashing images which may affect viewers who are susceptible to photosensitive epilepsy.