Director: Matthew Holmes

Cast: Hermione Corfield, Jake Ryan, Josh McConville, Kevin Dee, Clayton Watson

Fear Below is a 2025 Australian horror-thriller directed by Matthew Holmes, following a small salvage crew whose routine river dive turns lethal when a bull shark begins hunting them one by one in murky, claustrophobic water.

What is Fear Below about?

A group of amateur divers bands together to pull a submerged vehicle from the bottom of a river, expecting a straightforward job for a modest payday. Almost immediately their plans unravel: the water is darker than expected, their equipment is barely adequate, and something enormous is already circling. A bull shark — notoriously aggressive and perfectly suited to freshwater — locks onto the crew and refuses to let them surface safely. Each attempt to complete the salvage or simply escape becomes a battle for survival, with the team forced to improvise, sacrifice, and confront exactly how vulnerable humans are once they leave dry land.

Cast & crew

Director Matthew Holmes steers a cast that includes Hermione Corfield and Jake Ryan as the diving crew's central figures, supported by Josh McConville, Kevin Dee, Clayton Watson, Sam Parsonson, Jacob Junior Nayinggul, and Arthur Angel. The ensemble carries the film's tension largely through physical performance in confined, water-logged settings rather than dialogue.

Context & significance

Australian shark films occupy a proud niche in genre cinema, rooted in the continent's genuine coastal dangers and a long tradition of creature-feature storytelling. Fear Below taps that lineage while taking its threat inland: bull sharks are one of the few species that genuinely thrive in freshwater rivers, lending the premise a factual edge that sharpens the dread. For Persian-speaking viewers who enjoy tight, high-stakes survival thrillers — the kind where ordinary people face a relentless natural predator with no escape route — this film delivers exactly that premise in a brisk 85-minute runtime. It is available on K-Time with Persian dubbing, meaning you can follow every panicked exchange without missing a beat.

Where & how to watch

Fear Below is available now on K-Time with a full Persian dub, so the dialogue is completely accessible without subtitles. Watch on any device — web browser, smart TV, or phone — with no VPN required, no geo-blocking, and no extra download. Subscribe and cancel anytime.