An Australian couple takes a sailing trip in the Pacific to get over the recent loss of their son. While on the open sea, they come across a sinking ship with one survivor who is not at all what he seems.
Acting
Kidman's raw terror, Zane's unhinged charisma.
Direction
Noyce squeezes dread from endless blue horizons.
Cinematography
The ocean as beautiful prison, shot to perfection.
Director
Phillip Noyce
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Sam Neill almost drowned filming the storm sequence when his safety line snapped. Method acting gone wrong.
This was Kidman's Hollywood calling card—she'd divorce Tom Cruise and become the bigger star. The irony of a film about broken trust launching her.
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