The Wave

Original title: Bølgen

2015
15
1h 45m

IMDb RATING

6.6/10

45K

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Kristoffer Joner, Ane Dahl Torp, Jonas Hoff Oftebro, and Edith Haagenrud-Sande in The Wave (2015)

Even though awaited, no-one is really ready when the mountain pass of ÃƒÂ…kneset above the scenic narrow Norwegian fjord Geiranger falls out and creates a 85 meter high violent tsunami. A geologist is one of those caught in the middle of it.

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Disaster Action Drama Thriller

Although anticipated, no one is really ready when the mountain pass above the scenic, narrow Norwegian fjord Geiranger collapses and creates an 85-meter high violent tsunami. A geologist is ... Read allAlthough anticipated, no one is really ready when the mountain pass above the scenic, narrow Norwegian fjord Geiranger collapses and creates an 85-meter high violent tsunami. A geologist is one of those caught in the middle of it.Although anticipated, no one is really ready when the mountain pass above the scenic, narrow Norwegian fjord Geiranger collapses and creates an 85-meter high violent tsunami. A geologist is one of those caught in the middle of it.

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IMDb RATING

6.6/10

45K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 7 wins & 9 nominations total

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Trivia
The first disaster movie made in Norway and Scandinavia.

Goofs
When Kristian, Sondre, and Julia are in the Jeep, the front passenger seat is empty, then the camera angle changes to Sondre sitting in that seat.

Quotes
Kristian Eikjord: Margot? Sound the alarm.
Margot Valldal: But...
Arvid Øvrebø: Margot! Go to red! Go to Red Alert! Margot! Sound the alarm!

Connections
Featured in Mark Kermode's Secrets of Cinema: Disaster Movies (2019)

Soundtracks
Splitter Pine
Performed by Dum Dum Boys (as Dumdum Boys)
Written by Kjartan Kristiansen
(P) 1989 Sony Music Entertainment Norway AS

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Featured review

6/10

The first half is much better than the second ....

The science leading up to the mountain landslide and resulting tsunami, is far more interesting than the questionable survival techniques that follow. The beginning has breathtaking scenery and is almost all in daylight. Once the impressive c.g.i. tsunami is over, things shift into closeup images in almost total darkness, and the believability scale descends dramatically. I would say that the chances of an ending like we witness is many millions to one. Nowhere is the hypothermia factor even mentioned. Being submerged in what must be frigid fjord water for even a few minutes would most likely be fatal. "The Wave" is not a bad movie, it is just a film that stretches things a bit far. If you can look beyond that, then it is a movie worth watching. - MERK