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Point Break
UNITED STATES · 1991

Point Break

Kathryn Bigelow
bank robbery undercover investigation surfing culture identity and deception adrenaline-seeking
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Synopsis

In Los Angeles, a gang of bank robbers who call themselves The Ex-Presidents commit their crimes while wearing masks of Reagan, Carter, Nixon and Johnson. Believing that the members of the gang could be surfers, the F.B.I. sends young agent Johnny Utah to the beach undercover to mix with the surfers and gather information.

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