Underwater peril and family loyalty drive this 2022 animated adventure from director James Nunn, a family-friendly feature built around a young fish navigating a dangerous ocean.
What is Shark Bait about?
Set entirely beneath the waves, the story follows a small fish forced to leave familiar waters and cross open ocean in search of safety and kin, with a menacing shark standing between him and everything he cares about. Along the way he picks up companions who help him face currents, predators, and the fear of losing what little family he has left. The film keeps its stakes simple and its pace brisk, favoring bright underwater set pieces and comic sidekicks over anything grim, which suits its young target audience. Malta's animation studios, working alongside British and American collaborators, gave the film a distinct visual texture that leans into coral-reef color rather than photorealism.
About the cast
The English-language voice cast is led by Holly Earl and Jack Trueman, with Catherine Amy Hannay, Malachi Pullar-Latchman, Thomas Michael Flynn, Manuel Cauchi, Joshua Takacs, and Maxime Durand rounding out the ensemble across the film's various sea creatures.
Context & significance
Shark Bait arrives from a co-production between Malta, the United Kingdom, and the United States, a combination that is unusual for a family animated title and points to Malta's growing role as an animation production hub. At 77 minutes, it is a compact watch built for younger viewers who may not sit through a longer feature, and its genre pairing of animation with family drama keeps the tone light even during the chase sequences. The runtime also makes it an easy pick for a single sitting before bedtime, without demanding the attention span a feature-length blockbuster would need from a younger audience.
Watching Shark Bait on Ktime
Shark Bait streams on K-Time with a Persian dub and Persian subtitles both available, so families can choose whichever fits the room. Watching requires only a free K-Time account login, and the Farsi-language interface makes it simple for Persian-speaking parents to queue it up for kids without any English-language menus getting in the way.