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Released 19 years ago.
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Prey
"Out here, you're the endangered species..."
2007 1h 32m EN
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AdventureHorrorThriller
Synopsis
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An American family on holiday in Africa becomes lost in a game reserve and stalked by vicious killer lions.
“Out here, you're the endangered species...”
Cast
Bridget Moynahan
Amy Newman
Peter Weller
Tom Newman
Carly Schroeder
Jessica Newman
Jamie Bartlett
Crawford
Conner Dowds
David Newman
Marius Roberts
Brian
Mary-Ann Barlow
Ranger in Radio Room
Muso Sefatsa
Nephew
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Darrell James Roodt
- Writers
- Darrell James Roodt, Beau Bauman, Jeff Wadlow
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- South Africa, United Kingdom, United States of America
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WORLD
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International production across 3 countries: South Africa, United Kingdom, United States of America.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Darrell James Roodt, shot by Michael Alan Brierley. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Tony Humecke. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Ryan Kushner shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Bridget Moynahan and Peter Weller and Carly Schroeder carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "Out here, you're the endangered species...".
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt0468536 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Darrell James Roodt directs. Michael Alan Brierley behind the camera. Tony Humecke scores. Ryan Kushner cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in South Africa, United Kingdom, United States of America. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Released 19 years ago.
- 2International production across 3 countries: South Africa, United Kingdom, United States of America.
- 3Directed by Darrell James Roodt, shot by Michael Alan Brierley. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 4Original score by Tony Humecke. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 5Editor Ryan Kushner shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 6Bridget Moynahan and Peter Weller and Carly Schroeder carry the top of the cast.
- 7Marketing tagline: "Out here, you're the endangered species...".
- 8IMDB entry: tt0468536 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 9Classified under 34 themes, including "husband wife relationship", "sibling relationship", "human vs nature", "parent child relationship".
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Michael Alan Brierley
- Original score
- Tony Humecke
- Editing
- Ryan Kushner
- Production design
- Tiaan van Tonder
- Costume design
- Pierre Vienings
- Makeup / hair
- Debra Nicoll
- Stunt coordinator
- Francois Grobbelaar
- Runtime
- 92 min · 1h 32m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Box office
- $3,643,652
- Original language
- EN
- Certification (US)
- R
- IMDB
- Prey (2007)
Also by
Darrell James Roodt
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Trailers & featurettes
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Production companies
Who made it
- AN
Anant Singh Production
- VI
Videovision Entertainment
ZA
Distant Horizon
ZA
Ingenious Media
GB
Key crew
- First Assistant DirectorAndre Weavind
- Second Assistant DirectorTaryn Collister
- Third Assistant DirectorZolani Phakade
- Makeup SupervisorDebra Nicoll
- Hair SupervisorDebra Nicoll
- Stunt DoubleWayne Giles
- Stunt CoordinatorFrancois Grobbelaar
- Stunt DoubleC.J. Lang
- Stunt DoubleJanine Wyatt-Mair
- Stunt DoubleLee-Anne Liebenberg
- Stunt CoordinatorLee-Anne Liebenberg
- Costume DesignPierre Vienings
- Set DecorationGuy Potgieter
- Art DirectionTiaan van Tonder
- Production DesignTiaan van Tonder
- CastingPam Dixon
- CastingChrista Schamberger
- EditorRyan Kushner
- EditorAvril Beukes
- Executive ProducerSudhir Pragjee
- Executive ProducerPeter Schlessel
- ProducerAnant Singh
- Executive ProducerSanjeev Singh
- ProducerHelena Spring
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- husband wife relationship
- sibling relationship
- human vs nature
- parent child relationship
- africa
- lion
- animal attack
- safari
- wilderness
- south africa
- johannesburg, south africa
- national park
- rifle
- family relationships
- poacher
- survival
- wild animal
- creature
- car accident
- nature
- survival horror
- lion attack
- trapped in car
- holiday resort
- hunting rifle
- american businessman
- hunting guide
- armed guard
- poaching
- stuck in car
- bloody death
- suspenseful
- approving
- ominous
Release history · US
When it landed
- Premiere2007-01-30R
Also known as
International titles
- Safari sangrientoES
- Terreur dans la savaneFR
- To thiramaGR
- Presa del MiedoSV
- CaceríaMX
