Screenplay:
Petter SkavlanCinematography:
Geir Hartly AndreassenComposer:
Johan SöderqvistCast:
Pål Sverre Hagen, Anders Baasmo Christiansen, Tobias Santelmann, Gustaf Skarsgård, Odd-Magnus Williamson, Jakob Oftebro, Agnes Kittelsen, Peter Wight (more)VOD (1)
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In 1947, the world is gripped with excitement as the young Norwegian adventurer Thor Heyerdahl (Pål Sverre Hagen) embarks on an astonishing expedition - a journey of 4,300 nautical miles across the Pacific Ocean on the Kon-Tiki raft. From his days living in the Marquesas with his wife Liv, Thor suspected that the South Sea Islands had been settled by ancient South Americans from thousands of miles to the east. Despite his inability to swim and fear of water, Thor decides to prove his theory by sailing the legendary voyage himself. After replicating the design of an ancient raft in balsa wood, Thor and five fellow adventurers set sail from Peru. Their only modern equipment is a radio, and they take a parrot along for company. A natural leader, Thor uses the stars and the ocean’s current to navigate the raft. After three dangerous months on the open sea, encountering raging storms, sharks, and all the dangers the Ocean can muster, the exhausted crew sight Polynesia and make a triumphant landing. Having sacrificed everything for his mission, even his marriage, the success of the Kon-Tiki expedition proves bittersweet for Thor. (Transmission Films)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Academy Awards
- 2013 - Espen Sandberg, Joachim Rønning (Best Foreign Language Film)
European Film Awards
- 2013 - Espen Sandberg, Joachim Rønning (Audience Award for Best Film)
Amanda Awards
- 2013 - Pål Sverre Hagen (Best Actor)
- 2013 - Karl Júlíusson (Best Production Design)
- 2013 - Arne Kaupang (Best Visual Effects)
- 2013 - Espen Sandberg, Joachim Rønning (People's Amanda)
- 2013 - Aage Aaberge, Espen Sandberg, Jeremy Thomas, Joachim Rønning (Best Film)
- 2013 - Espen Sandberg, Joachim Rønning (Best Director)
- 2013 - Geir Hartly Andreassen (Best Cinematography)
- 2013 - Martin Stoltz, Perry Eriksen (Best Editing)
- 2013 - Baard H. Ingebretsen, Tormod Ringnes (Best Sound Design)
Golden Globes
- 2013 - Best Motion Picture – Foreign Language
Norwegian International Film Festival Haugesund
- 2012 - Espen Sandberg, Joachim Rønning (The Audience Award)