Dolphin Tale 2

Three years after saving Winter, Sawyer (Nathan Gamble), now aged 14, gets a chance for a scholarship to the elite SEA Semester program, which involves three months at sea doing marine mammal research, after impressing his cousin Kyle's (Austin Stowell) advisor Dr. Miguel Arroyo (Carlos Gomez) when champion surfer Bethany Hamilton (in cameo) swims with he and Winter. Sawyer is reluctant to go because he is concerned about leaving Winter. Winter needs attention and shows signs of stress and loneliness, especially after her older companion, Panama, dies. George Hatton (Charles Martin Smith), a USDA inspector, insists that Winter must be matched with a new companion within 30 days or be transferred elsewhere. However, Winter's behavior has become unpredictable, even dangerous: when Sawyer tries to get her out of the tank to prepare to make her a new prosthetic tail, she becomes aggressive and knocks him into the water. Dr. Clay prohibits Sawyer from swimming with Winter. Winter spends weeks in isolation, and despite people not being allowed to visit her, Sawyer allows Susie (Taylor Blackwell), a new volunteer, and her grandfather to see her; Hazel (Cozi Kuehlsdorff) becomes slightly jealous, because she has feelings for him.