THE SHALLOWS (15)

WHO’S IN IT?

Blake Lively (The Age of Adaline), Óscar Jaenada (The Losers), Brett Cullen (Ghost Rider), Sedona Legge (film debut)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Jaume Collet-Serra (Non-Stop), director; Anthony Jaswinski (Vanishing on 7th Street), writer; Lynn Harris (The Notebook) and Matti Leshem (film debut), producers; Marco Beltrami (The Hurt Locker), composer; Flavio Martínez Labiano (Unknown), cinematographer; Joel Negron (The Nice Guys), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

Nancy (Lively), a young medical student, is surfing on a secluded beach when she is suddenly attacked by a great white shark. Forced to take refuge on a small island 200 yards from shore, she must now try and find a way to survive the shark if she is to make it back alive…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

Perhaps the most intense shark film since Jaws – and definitely not SharknadoThe Shallows is a frightening and engaging ride held together by the key central performance of Blake Lively.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 12TH AUGUST 2016

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