Alliance Media Partners Launching Crocodile Survival Thriller ‘ULU’ At EFM

EXCLUSIVE: Alliance Media Partners is launching world sales on ULU, a “high-concept survival thriller” set in Borneo, at the European Film Market.

Written and directed by Andrew Traucki (The Reef), the film’s synopsis reads: Set deep in the rarely-filmed river systems and rainforests of Borneo, ULU follows a group of outsiders and locals drawn into a remote river basin, where a series of violent incidents reveal that a massive, highly territorial crocodile – long believed to exist only in legend – has been driven into deadly proximity with the humans.

The film is produced by Borneo Pictures and co-produced by Traucki, with visual effects led by Steve Boyle, founder of Formation Effects. Boyle’s recent credits include Beast of War (2025), Anaconda (2025), Fear Below (2023), and The Hobbit (2012). 

“Andrew Traucki is a proven master of survival cinema,” Anthony Buckner, AMP’s Head of Sales, Acquisitions & Distribution, said in a statement. “ULU combines an extraordinary setting, a formidable crocodile, and a highly experienced team whose credits include The Revenant, Lone Survivor, Edge of the World, and The Reef. We’re also thrilled to be working with Steve Boyle on bringing this creature to life.”

Traucki added: “ULU is designed as a visceral theatrical experience. The river, the jungle, and the crocodile are all active forces in the story. It’s a survival thriller rooted in real environments, real pressures, and real consequences.”