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The Wave, originally titled Bølgen, is a 2015 Norwegian-Swedish disaster drama film directed by Roar Uthaug and written by Harald Rosenløw Eeg. The cast includes Kristoffer Joner, Ane Dahl Torp, Fridtjov Såheim, and Arthur Berning. Produced by Film i Väst, Fantefilm, and Tre Vänner, the movie was filmed in Norway and set in that country. It was distributed by Nordisk Film, Magnolia Pictures, Netflix, and Ivi.ru, and is available via video on demand.
The film has a runtime of 105 minutes and carries an R rating. It grossed between 12,800,000 and 12,975,143 in box office revenue against a budget ranging from 5,800,000 to 5,904,067. Critical assessments include an 83% rating, a score of 6.6 out of 10, and a Metascore of 68 out of 100. The movie received seven wins and nine nominations for awards. It is followed by the film The Quake.
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6.7Although theorised, no one is really ready when a mountain pass above the scenic and narrow Geiranger fjord in Norway collapses and creates a tsunami over 300 feet high. A geologist is one of those caught in the middle of it.
Cast
- Kristoffer Joner as Kristian Eikjord
- Ane Dahl Torp as Idun Karlsen
- Jonas Hoff Oftebro as Sondre Eikjord
- Edith Haagenrud-Sande as Julia Eikjord
- Fridtjov Såheim as Arvid Øvrebø
- Laila Goody as Margot Valldal
Themes
- hotel
- fjord
- tsunami
- norway
- disaster
- underwater
- family in peril
- geologist
- avalanche
- new job
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Ratings
IMDb
6.6/10
45,511 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
83%
Metacritic
68/100
- Year
- 2015
- Runtime
- 105 min
- Genres
- Action, Drama, Thriller
- Rated
- R
- Awards
- 7 wins & 9 nominations total
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- Sweden
- Original language
- Norwegian
- Followed by
- The Quake
- Director
- Roar Uthaug
- Screenwriter
- Harald Rosenløw Eeg
- Cast member
- Arthur Berning
- Production company
- Film i Väst
- Narrative location
- Norway
- Filming location
- Norway
- Duration
- 105
- FilmAffinity ID
- 779700
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Official website
- trustnordisk.com/movie/the-wave
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- publication date
- 2015-08-28
- title
- Bølgen
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 68/100
- capital cost
- 5800000
- box office
- 12800000
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