# Triton (film)
**Triton** is an unreleased horror-fantasy feature film directed by Janell Shirtcliff and written by Angie Simms, starring [Freya Allan](https://www.edgepedia.org/freya-allan), Josh Whitehouse, Raff Law, Elsie Hewitt, Thalia Besson, and Malcolm McRae[1](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt33334912/fullcredits/). The story follows three young women vacationing in Greece who encounter three charming men who turn out to be far more dangerous than they appear[2](https://www.allocine.fr/film/fichefilm_gen_cfilm%3D324708.html). The title has also been used by several unrelated films, including a 2025 Dutch short film and a 2009 Spanish production.
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Director / writer | Janell Shirtcliff (director); Angie Simms (writer)[1](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt33334912/fullcredits/) |
| Genre | Horror and fantasy, with thriller elements listed by some catalogs[3](https://www.crew-united.com/en/Triton__327215.html) • [4](https://cinemarx.ro/film/1218108-triton) |
| Principal cast | Freya Allan, Josh Whitehouse, Raff Law (credited as Rafferty Law), Elsie Hewitt, Thalia Besson, Malcolm McRae[1](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt33334912/fullcredits/) |
| Premise | Three young women on vacation in Greece meet three charming men who are more than they appear[2](https://www.allocine.fr/film/fichefilm_gen_cfilm%3D324708.html) |
| Production countries | Greece, United Kingdom, United States[3](https://www.crew-united.com/en/Triton__327215.html) |
| Status | Post-production; filming wrapped in December 2023[5](https://pro.imdb.com/title/tt33334912/) • [6](https://www.vogue.com/article/who-is-anya-taylor-joy-husband-malcolm-mcrae) |
## Production
**Companies and financing.** The film is a production of Romulus Entertainment and Everlast Pictures, with the British company 24FPS also credited, and Central Athens Film Productions providing production services in Greece[3](https://www.crew-united.com/en/Triton__327215.html). The producers are Brad Feinstein, Brian Kavanaugh-Jones, and Adonis Tountas, with Andreas Tsilifonis serving as executive producer and production services producer and Dimitris Tsilifonis as line producer[1](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt33334912/fullcredits/).
**Shoot.** [Principal photography](https://www.edgepedia.org/principal-photography) took place in Athens, Greece; production designer Henrik Svensson, whose credits include *Midsommar*, reported wrapping the shoot there[7](https://www.henriksvensson.nu/). The Greek crew included casting director Elpida Panagiotidi, location manager Pantelis Zoidis, and stunt coordinator Alex Anastasopoulos, with Ilianna Omiridi doubling for Freya Allan[1](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt33334912/fullcredits/).
**Schedule.** Actor Malcolm McRae announced in December 2023 that he had wrapped filming on the film, his first feature, and described it as set for release that year[6](https://www.vogue.com/article/who-is-anya-taylor-joy-husband-malcolm-mcrae). Industry listings placed the project in post-production as of September 2024[5](https://pro.imdb.com/title/tt33334912/), and Crew United's entry covers the span 2023 to 2026[3](https://www.crew-united.com/en/Triton__327215.html).
## Cast and characters
Freya Allan, known for *Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes* and the television role of Ciri, plays a character named Helle according to her agency credit listing[8](https://www.unitedagents.co.uk/cv/14338/acting). [Raff Law](https://www.edgepedia.org/raff-law) is credited on IMDb as Raff Law, appearing as Rafferty Law[1](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt33334912/fullcredits/). Malcolm McRae, a musician and actor, described the film as his first feature[6](https://www.vogue.com/article/who-is-anya-taylor-joy-husband-malcolm-mcrae). French publication L'Officiel noted that Thalia Besson, revealed in *Emily in Paris*, would appear in the film among her upcoming projects[9](https://www.lofficiel.com/french-riviera/after-ski).
## Other films titled Triton
The title has been used by several other productions:
- **Triton (2025 short film, Netherlands).** A debut short by Jeroen Kooistra, premiered on Directors Notes in May 2025. It is a pitch-black drama set in IJmuiden, a fishing town near Amsterdam, about a neglected young man, Jacobus (Roman Derwig), drawn into a corrupt family circle; it was co-written with Emile Almekinders, shot by DOP Jasper de Kloet on an ARRI Alexa Mini with rehoused Leica-R lenses, and produced by Coen van Berkel of SODA Films[10](https://directorsnotes.com/2025/05/27/jeroen-kooistra-triton/).
- **Merman (original title Triton).** An 85-minute film profiled by Cineuropa, described as an obsessive portrait of an obsessive person that paints a picture of a country in the era of totalitarianism[11](https://cineuropa.org/en/film/480506/).
- **TRITONS (Beyond Nowhere) (2009, Spain).** A film released on October 23, 2009, whose plot involves a pocket-sized Triton-type submarine fitted with weapons of mass destruction sailing from the River Duero into the Atlantic on a mission to retrace [Christopher Columbus](https://www.edgepedia.org/christopher-columbus)'s historic journey[12](https://infoicaa.mcu.es/CatalogoICAA/Peliculas/Detalle?Pelicula=72106).
- **Tritón.** A 1-hour-32-minute film listed on Moviefone, not yet available to stream in the cataloged region[13](https://www.moviefone.com/movie/triton/NCyse06y1RCDglV03Nmvg1/where-to-watch/).
## References
1. [Triton – Full cast & crew, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt33334912/fullcredits/)
2. [Triton – AlloCiné](https://www.allocine.fr/film/fichefilm_gen_cfilm%3D324708.html)
3. [Triton (WT) – Crew United](https://www.crew-united.com/en/Triton__327215.html)
4. [Triton – CinemaRX](https://cinemarx.ro/film/1218108-triton)
5. [Triton – IMDbPro](https://pro.imdb.com/title/tt33334912/)
6. [Who Is Anya Taylor-Joy's Husband? Everything to Know About Malcolm McRae – Vogue](https://www.vogue.com/article/who-is-anya-taylor-joy-husband-malcolm-mcrae)
7. [Henrik Svensson – Production Designer](https://www.henriksvensson.nu/)
8. [Freya Allan – Acting CV, United Agents](https://www.unitedagents.co.uk/cv/14338/acting)
9. [After Ski – L'Officiel Riviera](https://www.lofficiel.com/french-riviera/after-ski)
10. [Premiere: Triton by Jeroen Kooistra – Directors Notes](https://directorsnotes.com/2025/05/27/jeroen-kooistra-triton/)
11. [Merman (Triton) – Cineuropa](https://cineuropa.org/en/film/480506/)
12. [ICAA Film Database – TRITONS (Beyond Nowhere)](https://infoicaa.mcu.es/CatalogoICAA/Peliculas/Detalle?Pelicula=72106)
13. [Tritón – Where to Watch – Moviefone](https://www.moviefone.com/movie/triton/NCyse06y1RCDglV03Nmvg1/where-to-watch/)
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