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2012 film directed by Joachim Rønning and Espen Sandberg

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Kon-Tiki is a 2012 adventure, biography, and drama film directed by Joachim Rønning and Espen Sandberg. The production involves creators from the United Kingdom, Sweden, Denmark, Germany, and Norway, with Nordisk Film serving as a production and distribution company. The cast includes Gustaf Skarsgård, Pål Sverre Hagen, Anders Baasmo Christiansen, and Odd-Magnus Williamson. The narrative is set in New York City, Norway, and Peru, while filming occurred in New York City, Bulgaria, Thailand, and Malta.

The film has a runtime of 118 minutes and was released in 2012. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film and the European Film Award – People's Choice Award for Best European Film. Review scores include an 81% rating, a 7/10 score, and a 62/100 Metascore. The movie is rated PG-13 and features keywords such as ocean, shark attack, pacific, raft, and lost at sea.

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Film · TMDB

6.9

The true story about legendary explorer Thor Heyerdahl and his epic crossing of the Pacific on a balsa wood raft in 1947, in an effort to prove it was possible for South Americans to settle in Polynesia in pre-Columbian times.

Released: 2012-08-24118 minDir: Joachim RønningAdventure, HistoryBudget: $16.6M

Cast

  • 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

Themes

  • ocean
  • shark attack
  • pacific
  • raft
  • lost at sea
  • sea voyage
  • thor heyerdahl
  • kon-tiki

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Ratings

IMDb

7.1/10

54,278 votes

Rotten Tomatoes

83%

Metacritic

62/100

Year
2012
Runtime
118 min
Genres
Adventure, Biography, Drama
Rated
PG-13
Awards
Nominated for 1 Oscar. 12 wins & 14 nominations total

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
film
Country of origin
Norway
Original language
French
Production company
Nordisk Film
Narrative location
Peru
Filming location
Malta
Duration
118
FilmAffinity ID
685970
Distribution format
video on demand
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publication date
2013-04-04
title
Kon-Tiki
distributed by
Nordisk Film
different from
Kon-Tiki expedition
review score
62/100
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