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Bait

A Tsunami Just Flipped The Foodchain.

20125.71h 33m

Overview

A freak tsunami traps shoppers at a coastal Australian supermarket inside the building ... along with a 12-foot great white shark.

Directed by Kimble Rendall
Written by John Kim, Russell Mulcahy, S.P. Krause
Produced by Peter Barber, Todd Fellman, Gary Hamilton
Box OfficeBudget: $33.5MRevenue: $32.5M

Top Cast

Xavier Samuel

Xavier Samuel

Josh

Richard Brancatisano

Richard Brancatisano

Rory

Sharni Vinson

Sharni Vinson

Tina

Phoebe Tonkin

Phoebe Tonkin

Jaimie

Julian McMahon

Julian McMahon

Doyle

Alex Russell

Alex Russell

Ryan

Cariba Heine

Cariba Heine

Heather

Lincoln Lewis

Lincoln Lewis

Kyle

Alice Parkinson

Alice Parkinson

Naomi

Dan Wyllie

Dan Wyllie

Kirby

Themes & Keywords

australiadrowningsupermarketshark attackfloodinggoretsunamisurvivalsharkflood

About Bait

Bait is a horror film released in 2012 exploring themes of australia, drowning, supermarket, shark attack, flooding, gore. Directed by Kimble Rendall, it stars Xavier Samuel, Richard Brancatisano, Sharni Vinson. A freak tsunami traps shoppers at a coastal Australian supermarket inside the building ... along with a 12-foot great white shark.

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