Beast of War
“Survival is the only victory.”
When their boat sinks while crossing the Timor Sea during World War II, a troop of young Australian soldiers must find a way to survive the harsh seas on a quickly shrinking raft. Hundreds of miles from anywhere, they must confront interpersonal conflicts, enemy attacks, and the advances of one very large, very hungry great white shark.
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Cast
18 people
Mark Coles Smith
Leo
Known for
Apple Cider Vinegar
We Bury the Dead
Joel Nankervis
Will
Known for
Your Fault: London
Sam Delich
Des Kelly
Known for
Territory
Christmas Bloody Christmas
Maximillian Johnson
Stan
Known for
Fear Below
Lee Tiger Halley
Teddy
Known for
Boy Swallows Universe
Seven Snipers
Sam Parsonson
Thompson
Known for
Terra Nova
John Doe: Vigilante
Tristan McKinnon
Bobby
Known for
Wyrmwood: Apocalypse
How to Rob a Bank
Aswan Reid
Archie
Also in
The New Boy
Chiquita
Masa Yamaguchi
Commander Tetsuo Harada
Known for
The Condemned
Life After Fighting
Lauren Grimson
Hazel
Known for
All Her Fault
The Possessed
Laura Brogan Browne
Susan
Also in
North Shore
Necktie
Steve Le Marquand
Sergeant
Known for
Beneath Hill 60
Kill Me Three Times
Kiah Roache-Turner Director · Mark Wareham Cinematographer Regg Skwarko Editor
Worldwide gross $337K · United States release October 10, 2025 · Produced in Australia
Box office
Worldwide gross
$336,834
Production
Bronte Pictures
Production
Pictures in Paradise
Production
Australia
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Australia · August 15, 2025
Premiere · Melbourne International Film Festival
Australia · October 9, 2025
Theatrical
United States · October 10, 2025
Limited theatrical
United States · October 10, 2025
Digital
United States
September 20, 2025 · Premiere · Fantastic Fest
Australia
September 5, 2025 · Premiere · CinefestOZ Film Festival
Belgium
April 18, 2026 · Theatrical · Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival
Germany
November 21, 2025 · Physical
Ireland
October 10, 2025 · Digital
October 20, 2025 · Physical
Lebanon
September 18, 2025 · Theatrical
Qatar
September 18, 2025 · Theatrical
Singapore
February 5, 2026 · Theatrical · edited
South Korea
July 30, 2026 · Digital
Spain
August 22, 2025 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
October 10, 2025 · Digital
October 20, 2025 · Physical
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