Continuity mistake: During the scene in which the two main characters are diving, before the boat leaves them, Susan's snorkel swaps from the left side of her mask to the right and back again.
Open Water (2003)
Ending / spoiler
Directed by: Chris Kentis
Starring: Blanchard Ryan, Daniel Travis, Michael E. Williamson, Saul Stein
On their second day in the water, Susan wakes up to discover that Daniel has died overnight, having bled to death from a shark bite. In dispair, she takes off her floatation equipment and sinks below the surface, never knowing that rescuers were on their way. Much later, a fisherman butchering a shark he has caught finds Susan's camera in the shark's stomach.
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Susan: I can't even believe you'd bring that up right now. You were the one who picked the dates.
Daniel: Oh yeah, of my whopping two choices - this was the better date.
Trivia: No digital- or special effects were used in the film. The actors were in the water with real live sharks.
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Suggested correction: You can see the edges of the pool the actors are in when there are "ships" on the horizon.
Not true. The film was shot on location, for three weeks, off the coast of The Bahamas. https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/2004/08/open-water-sharks-fear-real/#close.
Question: Where is the film set and where can I read up about the true story?
Answer: The film was inspired by an incident at St Crispin's Reef, a dive site on the Great Barrier Reef in 1998, when Tom and Eileen Lonergan was left behind by their diving boat after an error was made during the headcount. They were never seen again. More information can be found at http://outside.away.com/outside/features/200310/200310_mysteries_2.html.
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