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Great White

2021 · 91 min

A tense, water-bound survival thriller that keeps you on edge with shark attacks and desperate choices.

Directed by: Martin Wilson
Genres: Horror, Thriller
Starring: Katrina Bowden, Aaron Jakubenko, Kimie Tsukakoshi

Tagline: Take your final breath.
Overview: A sea plane is destroyed in a freak accident, five people find themselves drifting on a raft. At the mercy of the tide and with no hope of rescue, the helpless situation takes a horrifying turn when they are terrorized by a ravenous great white.

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Directed by: Martin Wilson
Genres: Horror, Thriller
Starring: Katrina Bowden, Aaron Jakubenko, Kimie Tsukakoshi

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Tone: tensestrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
bleakstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: survival
grief
isolation
fate
nature
Places: sea
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore strong
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild

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Action	5
Horror	6
Humour	1
Realism	6
Romance	2
Tension	7
Darkness	6
Complexity	2
Emotional weight	4

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Genres: horror, thriller
Directed by: Martin Wilson
Written by: Michael Boughen
Starring: Katrina Bowden, Aaron Jakubenko, Kimie Tsukakoshi, Tim Kano, Te Kohe Tuhaka, Tatjana Marjanovic, Jason Wilder, Patrick Atchison
Music: Tim Count
Cinematography: Tony O'Loughlan
Runtime: 91 min
Country: Australia, United Kingdom, United States of America
Languages: English

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