The Reef (2010)

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

Director:

Andrew Traucki

Writer:

Andrew Traucki

Stars:

Damian Walshe-Howling, Gyton Grantley, Adrienne Pickering

1 nomination.

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Damian Walshe-Howling	...	Luke
Gyton Grantley	...	Matt
Adrienne Pickering	...	Suzie
Zoe Naylor	...	Kate
Kieran Darcy-Smith	...	Warren
Mark Simpson	...	Shane

Storyline

Luke welcomes his friend Matt and his girlfriend Suzie that come from London and Matt's sister and Luke's former girlfriend Kate that comes from Sydney to sail with him and the sailor Warren in a sailboat. However, the vessel hits an underwater rock and capsizes with an opening on her bottom. Luke advises that they should swim in the north direction to reach the Turtle Island, in Queensland, Australia, while they have strength since there is a current moving the boat in the opposite direction of land but Warren prefers to stay on the hull waiting for help since there are sharks in the water. The quartet swims, but they are hunted by a great white shark.

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Plot Keywords:

psychotronic film | shark | great white shark | underwater | boat | 

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Taglines:

Based on real events.

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Genres:

Adventure | Drama | Horror | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

Australia

Language:

English

Release Date:

17 March 2011 (Australia)

Also Known As:

A zátony

Filming Locations:

Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$67,753

Company Credits

Production Co:

Lightning Entertainment, Screen Australia, Screen NSW

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Of sharks, the film's writer-director-producer, Andrew Traucki, said: "Sharks and shark attacks are a huge part of the Australian culture and how the rest of the world perceives us. It's not uncommon to hear of friends or relatives that arrive from overseas but are too scared to enter the ocean because they believe they'll be taken by a shark. Mention sharks at a party and everyone will have a story or a take on them. Indeed if you can believe the website digital or search engine Google, sharks are one of the most searched for terms in Google from within Australia. The animal is synonymous with this country and yet Australians have never made a feature film about them. The American's took one of our true stories and turned it into a very successful film called 'Open Water' [2003]. For 'Jaws' [1975] they came to Australia to get their shark footage [at Dangerous Reef in South Australia], but here in Australia we've never made a feature film about one of our most notorious cultural ambassadors. Well that's now going to change."

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Goofs

When he gets back into the water to swim into the over turned boat for supplies, there is a crew member already in the water.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Matt: Hey, hey! Hello, mate.
Luke: Oh, it's good to see you.
Matt: You too.
Luke: How are you?
Matt: Great!

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Connections

Featured in WatchMojo: Top 10 Brutal Animal Attacks in Movies (2019)

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Soundtracks

Keep It Comin'
Written by Bob Mair, Nick Vincent and Richard Trapp
Performed by St. John
Courtesy of Black Toast Music

User Reviews

A Tense and Realistic Combination of "Open Water" and "Jaws"

Luke (Damian Walshe-Howling) welcomes his friend Matt (Gyton Grantley) and his girlfriend Suzie ( Adrienne Pickering) that come from London and Matt's sister and Luke's former girlfriend Kate (Zoe Naylor) that comes from Sydney to sail with him and the sailor Warren (Kieran Darcy-Smith) in a sailboat. However, the vessel hits an underwater rock and capsizes with an opening on her bottom. Luke advises that they should swim in the north direction to reach the Turtle Island, in Queensland, Australia, while they have strength since there is a current moving the stranded boat in the opposite direction of land but Warren prefers to stay on the hull waiting for help since there are sharks in the water. The quartet swims, but they are hunted by a great white shark.

"The Reef" is a tense and realistic combination of "Open Water" and "Jaws". The performances are top-notch and transmit the sensation of fear to the viewer and the attacks of the white shark are impressively real. My vote is seven.

Title (Brazil): "Perigo em Alto-Mar" ("Danger in High Sea")