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6.4While surfing on a secluded beach, Nancy finds herself in the feeding grounds of a great white shark. Though stranded only 200 yards from shore, survival proves to be the ultimate test of wills, requiring all of her ingenuity, resourcefulness, and fortitude.
Cast
- Blake Lively as Nancy Adams
- Óscar Jaenada as Carlos
- Brett Cullen as Father
- Janelle Bailey as Mother
- Sedona Legge as Chloe Adams
- Pablo Calva as Carlo's Son
Themes
- surfing
- surfer
- island
- mexico
- shark attack
- animal attack
- coral reef
- survival
- wounded
- creature
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Jaume Collet-Serra
- Written by
- Anthony Jaswinski
- Produced by
- Lynn Harris Matti Leshem
- Starring
- Blake Lively
- Cinematography
- Flavio Labiano
- Edited by
- Joel Negron
- Music by
- Marco Beltrami
- Production companies
- Columbia Pictures Weimaraner Republic Pictures Ombra Films
- Distributed by
- Sony Pictures Releasing
- Release dates
- June 21, 2016 ( 2016-06-21 ) ( New York City ) June 24, 2016 ( 2016-06-24 ) (United States)
- Running time
- 86 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $13–17 million
- Box office
- $119.1 million
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Encyclopedic overview
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 200 yards (180 m) 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.
The film was released in the United States on June 24, 2016, by Columbia Pictures. The film received generally positive reviews and grossed over $119 million against a production budget in the range of $13 to $17 million, becoming a box office success.
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