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The Reef

The Reef

Pray that you drown first.

20105.61h 28m

Overview

A great white shark hunts the crew of a capsized sailboat along the Great Barrier Reef.

Directed by Andrew Traucki
Written by Andrew Traucki, Stephen Davis
Produced by Michael Robertson, Andrew Traucki
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Top Cast

Damian Walshe-Howling

Damian Walshe-Howling

Luke

Zoe Naylor

Zoe Naylor

Kate

Adrienne Pickering

Adrienne Pickering

Suzie

Gyton Grantley

Gyton Grantley

Matt

Kieran Darcy-Smith

Kieran Darcy-Smith

Warren

Themes & Keywords

boatboat accidentunderwatersharkgreat white sharkanimal horrorabsurdambivalentridiculous

About The Reef

The Reef is a drama, horror, thriller film released in 2010 exploring themes of boat, boat accident, underwater, shark, great white shark, animal horror. Directed by Andrew Traucki, it stars Damian Walshe-Howling, Zoe Naylor, Adrienne Pickering. A great white shark hunts the crew of a capsized sailboat along the Great Barrier Reef.

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