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Hannemann Debuts in ‘The Bay’, Opens July 17

6/25/2026

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Lachlan Ta‘imua Hannemann stars as deckhand Ruhan, with a Hawaiian pidgin accent, in the thriller “The Bay,” which opens July 17 in theaters and streams.
The film was shot in December 2024 for one month on Oahu at Kualoa Ranch’s Secret Island, using a silicone shark-fin prop.
Hannemann makes his feature-film debut with The Bay after the Oscar-nominated short “Jane Austen’s Period Drama,” and will next appear in Netflix’s “Untamed” season two.

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Lachlan Ta‘imua Hannemann stars as deckhand Ruhan, with a Hawaiian pidgin accent, in the thriller “The Bay,” which opens July 17 in theaters and streams.
The film was shot in December 2024 for one month on Oahu at Kualoa Ranch’s Secret Island, using a silicone shark-fin prop.
Hannemann makes his feature-film debut with The Bay after the Oscar-nominated short “Jane Austen’s Period Drama,” and will next appear in Netflix’s “Untamed” season two.