Australian WWII Soldiers + Sharks Movie ‘Beast of War’ Official Trailer

by Alex Billington
August 22, 2025
Source: YouTube

“There’s dozens of dead bodies out there for it to munch on.” Well Go USA has revealed the official trailer for a shark movie called Beast of War, a WWII thriller from Australia about soldiers on a ship. From Kiah Roache-Turner, director of Wyrmwood and Sting, comes this uniquely terrifying tale. Set for a US release starting in October including on VOD right away. Based on true events about a warship carrying hundreds of Australian soldiers across the Timor Sea to the frontline of WWII. A group of young soldiers, fresh out of boot camp, find themselves stranded on a raft in the middle of the ocean after their ship is sunk. They must battle for their lives against a giant, very hungry great white shark. The cast features Mark Coles Smith, Joel Nankervis, Maximillian Johnson, Lee Tiger Halley, Sam Parsonson, Tristan McKinnon, & Sam Delich. This still looks a lot like almost every other shark movie. At least it seems they built a gigantic practical shark to use for filming, which looks much better than most of the CGI sharks in movie these days.

Here’s the official trailer (+ poster) for Kiah Roache-Turner’s film Beast of War, direct from YouTube:

When their boat is sunk while crossing the Timor Sea during World War II, a young troop of Australian soldiers must find a way to survive the harsh seas on a quickly shrinking life 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. Beast of War is written and directed by Australian genre filmmaker Kiah Roache-Turner, director of the films Wyrmwood: Road of the Dead & Wyrmwood: Apocalypse, Sting, and Nekrotronic previously, as well as a few other shorts. Produced by Chris Brown and Blake Northfield. This initially premiered at the 2025 Melbourne Film Festival in Australia a few months back. Well Go USA will debut Beast of War in select US theaters + on VOD starting October 10th, 2025 this fall. Look scary?

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