Kon-Tiki (2012)

Directed by

Espen Sandberg, Joachim Rønning

Genre

drama film, action film, adventure film, biographical film, historical film

Country

Germany, United Kingdom, Denmark, Sweden

Runtime

1h 58m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

6.9 of 10 from 834 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A Norwegian explorer sets out to prove his theory that ancient South Americans could have reached Polynesia by raft. He and his small crew risk the dangerous ocean voyage on a balsa wood raft to test the idea.

adventurousinspiringdeterminedhistoricsuspensefulepicvisually starkhumanistic

What happens

Kon-Tiki is a 2012 historical drama film directed by Joachim Rønning and Espen Sandberg about the 1947 Kon-Tiki expedition. The film was mainly shot on the island of Malta. The role of Thor Heyerdahl is played by Pål Sverre Hagen. The film was an international co-production between Norway, Denmark, Germany, Sweden and the United Kingdom. It was the highest-grossing film of 2012 in Norway and the country's most expensive production to date. The film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 85th Academy Awards. It is Norway's fifth Academy Award nomination. The film was also nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 70th Golden Globe Awards. It is the first time a Norwegian film has been nominated for both an Oscar and a Golden Globe. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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