Sydney Film Festival Interview: Sean Byrne, Jai Courtney, and Hassie Harrison on the bloody brutality of Dangerous Animals

Queensland: Beautiful one day, deadly the next! For American drifter Zephyr (Hassie Harrison) the gorgeous Gold Coast supplies her with great surfing and anonymity where she can leave her dark past behind. For psychopathic fisherman Tucker (Jai Courtney) the ocean provides him with a living, but his real interest lie in dying: the death of those he reels on to his boat to feed the sharks.

Sean Byrne’s Dangerous Animals harkens back to Ozsploiation in the best way. It’s brutal, quick paced, and one hell of a survival horror. Sharks plus serial killer – the perfect bait for Aussie entertainment.

Nadine Whitney spoke with Jai Courtney, Sean Byrne, and Hassie Harrison about dipping their toes into shark infested waters.

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Dangerous Animals screens at the Sydney Film Festival on 6 June 2025. Tickets are available via SFF.org.au.

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