The Malta-set film combines an animal encounter with a human adversary.
The wedding party in Chum faces two separate threats: a shark and a fisherman. A destination wedding in Malta supplies the gathering that puts the characters in the same predicament. Independent Film Company’s official synopsis and credits.
The combination gives the premise a human adversary as well as an animal one. The danger is not described simply as a shark approaching a group of swimmers; the fisherman is part of the conflict the wedding party must survive. Independent Film Company’s official synopsis and credits.
Jonathan Zuck directs the film, which Independent Film Company lists at 87 minutes. Alice Eve, Eric Michael Cole, Jim Klock, and Elle Haymond are named in its cast, and Luke Daniels is the listed producer. Independent Film Company’s official synopsis and credits.
The official synopsis leaves the relationship between the two threats unexplained. What it establishes is the situation: a planned celebration abroad becomes a fight involving both the water’s predator and someone within the human world around it. Independent Film Company’s official synopsis and credits.