The Shallows
The Shallows is a 2016 American survival horror thriller film directed by Jaume Collet-Serra, written by Anthony Jaswinski and starring Blake Lively. In the film, medical student Nancy Adams gets stranded from shore and must use her wits and determination to survive a great white shark attack. Principal photography began in October 2015 in New South Wales and Queensland, Australia.
Plot
Shortly after the death of her mother due to cancer, medical student Nancy Adams travels to a secluded beach in Mexico, the same beach her mother visited while she was pregnant with her. Carlos, a friendly local resident, gives Nancy a ride and drops her off at the beach, while a friend of hers who came along with her is staying back at a hotel after partying too much.
More details
author | Anthony Jaswinski |
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contentLocation | Mexico |
director | Jaume Collet-Serra |
editor | Joel Negron |
genre | adventure drama horror thriller |
keywords | attack belong bleed buoy cancer cargo ship flare gun float gopro great white shark helmet cam humpback whale injured isolated jellyfish kill local man medical school medical student morning ocean floor on the beach open party rebar rock secluded beach shark attack steven seagal steven seagull submerge swim wound |
musicBy | Marco Beltrami |
producer | Lynn Harris Matti Leshem |
productionCompany | Columbia Pictures Ombra Films Weimaraner Republic Pictures |
publisher | Sony Pictures Releasing |
recordedAt | Australia |
theme | surf survival |