Mega Piranha (2010)
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Directors
Eric Forsberg
Cast
Paul Logan, Tiffany, Barry Williams, David Labiosa, Jude Gerard Prest
The story
The film focuses on the Orinoco River in Venezuela, where a strain of genetically modified piranha have escaped into an isolated tributary of the river. Through human interference of the local environment, the megapiranha manage to escape from their isolated spot and swim downstream, killing all that cross their path. The megapiranha gradually make their way towards Florida at the height of the tourist season.
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