Eraldo Gueiros

Elite Brazilian surfers go in search of the gnarliest waves on the planet's best beaches, opening up about their lives and experiences along the way.

This film tells the story of an extremely interesting expedition by the two worldclass surfers Ross Clarke-Jones and Carlos Burle. On boats they penetrate deep into the delta of the Amazon to experience the exceptional natural spectacle of a several-metres-high tidal wave, which has been born hundreds of kilometres away in the ocean and which under certain climatic circumstances and under the full moon penetrates deep into the flow of the Amazon River. The surfers set off to meet this frightening wall of water and to surf on it for several kilometres. With its enormous force, this tidal wave also has devastating consequences for the landscape of the river.

The Oakley surf team displays a lot of talent and all its power in Retratum, a film that brings back memories and unforgettable moments of the surf trips of each one of its members. With high definition images, the production goes through the best and most famous surf spots in the world, as well as unusual places like Colombia, Morocco and Galapagos. Big names in Brazilian surfing invade the screen in a show of tubes and amazing maneuvers, such as Adriano de Souza, Danilo Costa, Jadson André, Miguel Pupo, Gilmar Silva, Caio Ibelli, Ítalo Ferreira, Leo Neves, André Pastori, Edgar Groggia, Charlie Brown, Sandino, Camilo Hornke, Rodrigo Sino and Eraldo Gueiros. The film was included in the February/2009 issue of Fluir magazine.

On the eve of an important surfing championship, a group of young friends travels along the Brazilian coast with the intention of training hard and having a chance to become professional in the sport. However, along the way, Guel, a surfer bum, falls in love with a rich girl.