Kon-Tiki
2012 · Movie · PG-13 · 118 min · ★ 6.9 · 73% critics
Based on a true story, this follows legendary explorer Thor Heyerdahl’s 1947 attempt to cross the Pacific on a balsa wood raft. The voyage aims to show that South Americans could have settled in Polynesia in pre-Columbian times.
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Details
- Years
- 2012
- Release date
- 2012-08-24
- Language
- Norwegian
- Rated
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 118 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 73/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.9/10 (827 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy Kon-Tiki if you want a big, inspiring seafaring true-story adventure with stunning natural visuals and nonstop determination; Not for you if you dislike shallow drama or prefer the real-life account over extra tension, like The Way Back.
Pros: stunning ocean adventure; realistic true story; gripping journey | Cons: feels shallow; melodramatic additions; little conflict
Themes
- ocean
- shark attack
- pacific
- raft
- lost at sea
- sea voyage
- thor heyerdahl
- kon-tiki
Awards & recognition
- The Amanda Public Choice Award · 2013
- Silver nugget — the best Norwegian film · 2012
- Academy Award — Best International Feature Film · 2013 · nominated
- European Film Award – People's Choice Award — Best European Film · 2013 · nominated
- International Submission to the Academy Awards · 2013 · nominated
Cast & crew
Pål Sverre Hagen
as Thor Heyerdahl
Anders Baasmo Christiansen
as Herman Watzinger
Tobias Santelmann
as Knut Haugland
Gustaf Skarsgård
as Bengt Danielsson
Odd-Magnus Williamson
as Erik Hesselberg
Jakob Oftebro
as Torstein Raaby
Agnes Kittelsen
as Liv Heyerdahl
Manuel Cauchi
as Jose Bustamente
Richard Trinder
as Løytnant Lewis
Søren Pilmark
as Freuchen
Directed by Joachim Rønning, Espen Sandberg