Country: Norway
Year: 2015
Duration: 105'
The geologist Kristian Eikfjord is getting ready to leave Gerainger, Norway, where he lives with his family. But he and his colleagues detect some sudden geological changes in the substrata that could have catastrophic effects of unprecedented proportions. It’s a race against time to save as many lives as possible.
Biography
film director
Roar Uthaug
Roar Uthaug (Norway, 1973) studied at the Den Norske Filmskolen and made his first short Snørr in 1993. His debut feature, Cold Prey (2006), was very well received in Norway and was then sold for distribution in over forty countries. Similarly popular were the adventure film for kids Magic Silver (2009, codirected with Katarina Launing), and the medieval action movie Escape (2012). Uthaug has also been active in advertisement and television, making commercials that received awards worldwide, and working on the TV series Hellfjord.
FILMOGRAFIA
Snørr (cm, 1993), En aften i det gronne (An Evening in the Green, cm, 1994), DX13036 (1996), A Fistful of Kebab (cm, 1998), Regjeringen Martin (2002), Fritt Vilt (Cold Prey, 2006), Julenatt i Blåfjell (coregia/codirector Katarina Launing, Magic Silver, 2009), Flukt (Escape, 2012), Hellfjord (tv, ep. 1.7, 2012), Bølgen (The Wave, 2015).
Declaration
film director
“With The Wave I wanted to bring a traditional Hollywood genre closer to home. Moving away from president’s speeches and megacity mayhem, I wanted to experience the destruction through a normal family and the small community they live in. Working from the thought that the closer you feel to the characters, the more impact the imposing disaster will have. This choice also influenced our visual approach to the story, shooting most of the film in a handheld almost documentary style. I wanted the audience to feel like they were thrown into this world with our characters – running for their lives, gasping for breath.”
Cast
& Credits
regia/director
Roar Uthaug
soggetto/story
John Kåre Raake, Harald Rosenløw-Eeg, Roar Uthaug
sceneggiatura/screenplay
John Kåre Raake, Harald Rosenløw-Eeg
fotografia/cinematography
John Christian Rosenlund
montaggio/film editing
Christian Siebenherz
scenografia/production design
Lina Nordqvist
costumi/costume design
Karen Fabritius Gram
musica/music
Magnus Beite
suono/sound
Christian Schaanning
interpreti e personaggi/cast and characters
Kristoffer Joner (Kristian), Thomas Bo Larsen (Phillip), Ane Dahl Torp (Idun), Fridtjov Såheim (Arvid Øvrebø), Lado Hadzic (Bussjåfør), Jonas Hoff Oftebro (Sondre), Arthur Berning (Jacob Vikra), Eili Harboe (Vibeke), Edith Haagenrud-Sande (Julia), Laila Goody (Margot Valldal)
produttori/producers
Martin Sundland, Are Heidenstrøm
produzione/production
Fantefilm
coproduzione/coproduction
Fuzz, Filmkraft, Storyline Studios, Film i Väst, Piggy Bænk, Copenhagen Film Fund, Ghost, Tre Vänner, Gimpville
distribuzione/distribution
Minerva Pictures
contatti/contacts
Minerva Pictures
Ilaria Ricci
i.ricci@minervapictures.com
www.minervapictures.com
Roar Uthaug
soggetto/story
John Kåre Raake, Harald Rosenløw-Eeg, Roar Uthaug
sceneggiatura/screenplay
John Kåre Raake, Harald Rosenløw-Eeg
fotografia/cinematography
John Christian Rosenlund
montaggio/film editing
Christian Siebenherz
scenografia/production design
Lina Nordqvist
costumi/costume design
Karen Fabritius Gram
musica/music
Magnus Beite
suono/sound
Christian Schaanning
interpreti e personaggi/cast and characters
Kristoffer Joner (Kristian), Thomas Bo Larsen (Phillip), Ane Dahl Torp (Idun), Fridtjov Såheim (Arvid Øvrebø), Lado Hadzic (Bussjåfør), Jonas Hoff Oftebro (Sondre), Arthur Berning (Jacob Vikra), Eili Harboe (Vibeke), Edith Haagenrud-Sande (Julia), Laila Goody (Margot Valldal)
produttori/producers
Martin Sundland, Are Heidenstrøm
produzione/production
Fantefilm
coproduzione/coproduction
Fuzz, Filmkraft, Storyline Studios, Film i Väst, Piggy Bænk, Copenhagen Film Fund, Ghost, Tre Vänner, Gimpville
distribuzione/distribution
Minerva Pictures
contatti/contacts
Minerva Pictures
Ilaria Ricci
i.ricci@minervapictures.com
www.minervapictures.com
