Kon-Tiki (2012)

Kon-Tiki is a Norwegian Historical drama film, released in 2012, directed by Joachim Ronning and Espen Sandberg. The movie is about the 1947 Kon-Tiki Norwegian expedition. The film casts Pal Sverre Hagen, Anders Basimo Christian, and Gustav Skarsgard in the lead roles and others in the supporting cast.

                                  

It is the epic story of a Norwegian explorer called Thor Heyerdahl who traversed the Pacific ocean in a balsa wood raft in 1947, along with five men, to prove that the South Americans already back in the pre Columbian times could have also crossed the sea and settle on these Polynesian islands. After they gather funding for the voyage with donations and finances, they together set off on an epic 101 day long trip across the 8,000 kilometers, all while the world was looking. Kon-Tiki tells the story of the origin of Heyerdahl's impression and the happenings surrounding the group's journey. The movie showcases their sets in the form of storms and sharks and other perils of the sea.

                                  

The film got nominated for the Best Foreign Language Oscar at the 85th Academy Awards. The film was also nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 70th Golden Globe Awards. It was the first time for a Norwegian film to be nominated for both an Oscar and a Golden Globe. The film was also a huge commercial success in Norway and critics worldwide highly praised the film.