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In 1947, the world is gripped with excitement as the young Norwegian adventurer Thor Heyerdahl 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.
Original Release
08/24/2012
US Release
01/05/2013
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Pål Sverre Hagen | Thor Heyerdahl |
Anders Baasmo | Herman Watzinger |
Tobias Santelmann | Knut Haugland |
Gustaf Skarsgard | Bengt Danielsson |
Odd-Magnus Williamson | Erik Hesselberg |
Jakob Oftebro | Torstein Raaby |
Agnes Kittelsen | Liv Heyerdahl |
Peter Wight | Spinden |
Amund Hellum Noraker | Bamse |
Eilif Hellum Noraker | Thor Jr. |
Directors
Joachim Rønning, Espen Sandberg
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Pål Sverre Hagen | Thor Heyerdahl |
Anders Baasmo | Herman Watzinger |
Tobias Santelmann | Knut Haugland |
Gustaf Skarsgard | Bengt Danielsson |
Odd-Magnus Williamson | Erik Hesselberg |
Jakob Oftebro | Torstein Raaby |
Agnes Kittelsen | Liv Heyerdahl |
Peter Wight | Spinden |
Amund Hellum Noraker | Bamse |
Eilif Hellum Noraker | Thor Jr. |
Elisabeth Matheson | Allison |
Kasper Arneberg Johnsen | Thor 6 yrs. |
Edward Kling | Erik 7 yrs. |
Jo Adrian Haavind | Journalist |
Jonas Heier Straumsheim | Photographer |
Soren Pilmark | Freuchen |
Trevor Martin | Komitémedlem |
Johnny Myers | Committee Member |
Robert Rowe | Committee Member |
Perdita Avery | Secretary |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Petter Skavlan | Executive Producer |
Christoph Daniel | Executive Producer |
Lone Korslund | Executive Producer |
Johan Christopher Stenersen | Executive Producer |
Peter Watson | Executive Producer |
Harald Zwart | Executive Producer |
Marc Schmidheiny | Executive Producer |
Dario Suter | Executive Producer |
Henrik Zein | Executive Producer |
Aage Aaberge | Producer |
Henrik Bergesen | Producer |
Alainée Kent | Producer |
Stephan Mallmann | Producer |
Richard Mansell | Producer |
Kaare Storemyr | Producer |
Jeremy Thomas | Producer |
Alexander Peytchev | Producer |
Editors
Trailers
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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2013 | Golden Globe | Best Foreign Language Film | Nominated |
2013 | Oscar | Best Foreign Language Film of the Year | Nominated |