The story of legendary explorer Thor Heyerdal’s epic 4,300 miles crossing of the Pacific on a balsa wood raft in 1947, in an effort prove it was possible for South Americans to settle in Polynesia in pre-Columbian times.
About the film
Details
- Running time
- 1 hr. 58 min.
- Country, year
- United Kingdom, Norway, Denmark, Germany, Sweden, 2012
- Genre
- Drama
- Language
- Norwegian
- Subtitles
- Lithuanian, English
- Age rating
- N/A
Credits
- Director
- Joachim Rønning, Espen Sandberg
- Cinematography
- Geir Hartly Andreassen
- Music
- Trond Bjerknæs
- Cast
- Pål Sverre Hagen, Anders Baasmo Christiansen, Gustaf Skarsgård, Odd-Magnus Williamson, Tobias Santelmann
- More information
- www.imdb.com
Festivals and awards
- Best Production Design, nominated for Best Film, Best Directing, Best Cinematography, Best Editing, Best Actor, Best Special Effects, Best Sound
- nominated for Best Foreign Language Film
- unknown - 1
Director
Joachim Rønning
Joachim Rønning and Espen Sandberg were born in Tonsberg, Norway. Studied at Stokholm Film School, Sweden. Under name Roenberg they created many commercials. In 2005 presented feature film debut Bandidas. Their second film Max Manus: Man of War (2008) had phenomenal success in Norway and abroad. Scanorama presented this film to Lithuanian audiences. Kon-Tiki is their third feature film.
Director
Espen Sandberg
Joachim Rønning and Espen Sandberg were born in Tonsberg, Norway. Studied at Stokholm Film School, Sweden. Under name Roenberg they created many commercials. In 2005 presented feature film debut Bandidas. Their second film Max Manus: Man of War (2008) had phenomenal success in Norway and abroad. Scanorama presented this film to Lithuanian audiences. Kon-Tiki is their third feature film.
