The Wave (2015)
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- R
- 1h 45min
- Action, Drama
- 28 Aug 2015 (Brazil)
- Movie
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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- 7 wins & 9 nominations.
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Cast
| Kristoffer Joner | ... |
Kristian Eikjord
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| Ane Dahl Torp | ... |
Idun Karlsen
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| Jonas Hoff Oftebro | ... |
Sondre
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| Edith Haagenrud-Sande | ... |
Julia
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| Fridtjov Såheim | ... |
Arvid Øvrebø
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Laila Goody | ... |
Margot Valldal
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| Arthur Berning | ... |
Jacob Vikra
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Herman Bernhoft | ... |
Georg
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| Eili Harboe | ... |
Vibeke
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| Silje Breivik | ... |
Anna
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Håkon Moe | ... |
Thomas
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Tyra Holmen | ... |
Teresa
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| Thomas Bo Larsen | ... |
Phillip
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Mette Agnete Horn | ... |
Maria
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| Lado Hadzic | ... |
Bussjåfør
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| Tom Larsen | ... |
Mann med mobiltelefon
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| Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Wayne LeGette | ... |
Kristian Eikjord (voice)
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Directed by
| Roar Uthaug | ||
Written by
| John Kåre Raake | ... | (story by) |
| John Kåre Raake | ... | () |
| Harald Rosenløw-Eeg | ... | () |
| Martin Sundland | ... | (story by) |
| Roar Uthaug | ... | (story by) |
Produced by
| Jarle Bjørknes | ... | co-producer |
| Mikael Diseth | ... | junior producer |
| Tomas Eskilsson | ... | co-producer |
| Are Heidenstrom | ... | producer |
| Ørjan Karlsen | ... | line producer |
| Jan Eirik Langoen | ... | co-producer |
| Lars Leegaard Marøy | ... | co-producer |
| Rodica Popa | ... | line producer: Romania |
| Tor Ole Rognaldsen | ... | co-producer |
| Martin Sundland | ... | producer |
| Fredrik Wikström | ... | co-producer |
| Audun Lyngholm Wittenberg | ... | executive producer |
Music by
| Magnus Beite | ||
Cinematography by
| John Christian Rosenlund | ||
Editing by
| Christian Siebenherz | ||
Editorial Department
| Axel Andersson | ... | video playback supervisor |
| Anders Bergland | ... | additional editor |
| Kalle Doniselli Gulbrandsen | ... | additional editor / trailer editor |
| Anton Robsahm Norum | ... | assistant editor |
| Cem Ozkilicci | ... | colorist |
| Espen Skjørdal | ... | post-production coordinator |
| Torben Traaseth | ... | gfx artist |
Casting By
| Andrea Eckerbom | ||
| Ingrid Lykkeslet Strømskag | ||
Production Design by
| Lina Nordqvist | ||
Art Direction by
| Astrid Astrup | ... | (as Astrid Strøm Astrup) |
| Adrian Curelea | ||
Set Decoration by
| Gina Calin | ||
Costume Design by
| Karen Fabritius Gram | ||
Makeup Department
| Mari Dascalescu | ... | assistant makeup artist |
| Gabriela Gociu | ... | makeup artist |
| Asta Hafthorsdottir | ... | key makeup artist / makeup designer |
| Áslaug Dröfn Sigurdardóttir | ... | makeup artist |
Production Management
| Titi Radoaie | ... | production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Constantin Bazga | ... | third assistant director |
| Oana Ene | ... | second assistant director |
| Kerstin Kaczmarek | ... | third assistant director |
| Jan Eirik Langoen | ... | first assistant director: helicopter unit |
| Laura Mihartescu | ... | first assistant director |
| Razvan Obancea | ... | third assistant director |
| Maja Storbekken | ... | assistant director: continuity |
| Ingrid Lykkeslet Strømskag | ... | director's assistant |
Art Department
| Julie Asskildt | ... | decorating painter |
| Astrid Astrup | ... | set designer pre-production (as Astrid Strøm Astrup) |
| Kristina Aurvåg | ... | standby props |
| Dorel Baciu | ... | prop buyer |
| Sandra Bolle | ... | graphic designer (as Sandra Boström) |
| Alexandru Dinca | ... | props |
| Butiseaca Florin | ... | painter |
| Eduardo Garcia-Drageseth | ... | property master |
| Sandra Gjendem | ... | props |
| Anders Granlund | ... | assistant art director |
| Adi Handac | ... | property master |
| Adrian Handic | ... | property master |
| Maria Ionescu | ... | draftsperson |
| Eirik Lia | ... | graphic designer |
| Alex Lopez | ... | props buyer |
| Ottar Moe | ... | props buyer |
| Sandra Pilny-Lockertsen | ... | storyboard artist |
| Geaniloni Sandru | ... | scenic painter |
| Lasse Strøm | ... | graphic designer |
| Marius Trandafir | ... | lead man |
Sound Department
| Bernardo Almeida | ... | boom operator |
| Svein-Ketil Bjøntegård | ... | sound editor: crowds |
| Svenja Dielforter | ... | boom operator |
| Roy Fenstad | ... | foley artist |
| Vidar Grande | ... | foley recordist |
| Gunn Tove Grønsberg | ... | foley recordist |
| Stig Holte | ... | sound effects editor |
| Mads Olsen | ... | sound mixer |
| Espen Rønning | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Christian Schaanning | ... | re-recording mixer / supervising sound editor |
| Oskar Skriver | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Hamilton Sterling | ... | sound effects recordist |
| Fredric Vogel | ... | dialogue editor |
| Karoline Fjugstad Wendelborg | ... | sound editor: crowds |
Special Effects by
| Nick Allder | ... | special effects coordinator |
| Rune Andersen | ... | special effects assistant |
| Wesley Barnard | ... | special effects unit on set supervisor |
| Andreas Hverven | ... | special effects assistant |
| Pål Morten Hverven | ... | special effects supervisor |
| Bogdan Parvulescu | ... | special effects assistant |
| Mark Roberts | ... | special effects supervisor |
Visual Effects by
| Adam Ahlgren | ... | visual effects |
| Mikael Aktan | ... | visual effects |
| Dan Lindskov Andersen | ... | cg artist: Ghost VFX |
| Axel Andersson | ... | title sequence |
| Petter Burhol | ... | visual effects artist |
| Jeppe N. Christensen | ... | visual effects |
| Rickard Didriksson | ... | visual effects artist |
| Ole Geir Eidsheim | ... | fx td |
| Carl Forsell | ... | digital matte painter |
| Boris Gryaznov | ... | digital compositor |
| Lars Erik Hansen | ... | production visual effects producer / production visual effects supervisor / visual effects |
| Kjetil Haugen | ... | flame artist |
| Anders Heilemann | ... | fx artist: Ghost VFX |
| Ivan Kondrup Jensen | ... | visual effects supervisor: Ghost VFX |
| Rikke Hovgaard Jørgensen | ... | visual effects producer |
| Erik Karlsson | ... | digital compositor |
| Arne Kaupang | ... | visual effects supervisor |
| Dmitriy Kirillyak | ... | digital compositor |
| Elin Kothe | ... | visual effects |
| Mattis Gaston Larsen | ... | compositor: gimpville |
| Malin Leuchovius | ... | visual effects producer |
| Christian Lindholm | ... | visual effects supervisor |
| Martin Malmqvist | ... | visual effects |
| Asbjørn Nedrehagen | ... | visual effects artist |
| Daniel Nielsen | ... | visual effects |
| Magnus Olsson | ... | visual effects |
| Ludvig Orvegård | ... | visual effects |
| Elin Plantin | ... | visual effects coordinator |
| Denis Reva | ... | digital compositor |
| Martin Sverdrup | ... | visual effects artist |
| Alexander Swahn | ... | digital compositor |
| Kristen Swanson | ... | visual effects producer (as Kristen Prahl) |
| Mikael Theander | ... | matchmove artist |
| Michael Timoshenko | ... | digital compositor |
| Gustav Törnroth | ... | visual effects |
| Nikolai Waldman | ... | vfx conform |
| Sean Wheelan | ... | visual effects producer |
| Mikael Widegren | ... | digital matte painter |
Stunts
| Ionut Catean | ... | stunts |
| Tofan Marius Christian | ... | stunt coordinator |
| Ciprian Dumitrascu | ... | stunt coordinator |
| Stanimir Mihaela Elena | ... | stunts |
| Marius Florian | ... | stunt coordinator |
| Razvan Gheorghiu | ... | stunt rigger |
| Ovidiu Marculescu | ... | stunts |
| Mihai Reti | ... | stunt |
| Diana Vlado | ... | stunts |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Lupsa Armand | ... | rigging gaffer |
| Daniell Ashby | ... | drone pilot |
| Kim Bach | ... | digital imaging technician |
| Johan Bjerke | ... | first assistant camera |
| Calin Catalin | ... | gaffer |
| Catalin Chiorean | ... | best boy |
| Radu Cioplea | ... | second assistant camera |
| Vlad Cioplea | ... | making-of camera |
| Sandu Constantin | ... | electrician |
| Andrei Cretan | ... | first assistant camera: "b" camera |
| Eirik Evjen | ... | still photographer |
| Cosmin Fericeanu | ... | underwater camera operator (as Fericean Cosmin) |
| John-Erling Holmenes Fredriksen | ... | camera operator: "b" camera (as John-Erling H. Fredriksen) |
| Adrian Ion | ... | electrician |
| Marcu Ion | ... | electrician |
| Andrei Karastanef | ... | video operator |
| Christian Koblizek | ... | best boy |
| Teemu Liakka | ... | underwater cinematographer |
| Alexandru Matios | ... | camera operator |
| Tor-Erik Ofstad | ... | lighting assistant |
| Ion Palcau | ... | electrician |
| Pål Ulvik Rokseth | ... | additional cinematography |
| Pål André Sterud | ... | lighting assistant (as Pål A. Sterud) |
| Catalin Stoica | ... | key grip |
| Pål Tohje | ... | grip |
Animation Department
| Alf Martin Løvvold | ... | Previz & teaser VFX |
Casting Department
| Radu Dragoi | ... | extras casting |
| Tommy Duus | ... | casting associate |
| Kristine Elliott | ... | extras coordinator (as Kristine Pollestad) |
| Ingrid Granrud Skaaret | ... | casting assistant (as Ingrid Granerud Skaaret) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Florina Isai | ... | wardrobe assistant |
| Nell Knudsen | ... | costume assistant / costumer |
| Oddfrid Ropstad | ... | costumer / set costumer |
| Alexandra Voloaca | ... | wardrobe supervisor |
Location Management
| Jonas Fylling Christiansen | ... | location manager (as Jonas Christiansen) |
| Steve Michael Røyset | ... | location scout |
Music Department
| Thomas Hansen Beite | ... | musician |
| Sigrun Eng | ... | cello |
| Aiko Fukushima | ... | orchestrator |
| Hans Frederik Jacobsen | ... | musician |
| Melissa R. Kaplan | ... | score vocalist |
| Johannes Ringen | ... | composer: additional music |
| Christian Schaanning | ... | music editor |
| Bernt Rune Stray | ... | guitar |
| Stavanger Symfoniorkester | ... | Norwegian Symphony Orchestra |
Script and Continuity Department
| Espen Aukan | ... | script consultant |
| Christopher Grøndahl | ... | script consultant |
| Linn-Jeanethe Kyed | ... | script consultant |
| Maja Storbekken | ... | script supervisor |
Transportation Department
| Radu Vaida Muntean | ... | transportation coordinator |
| David Riiber | ... | picture car coordinator assistant |
| Fredrik Sørlie | ... | picture car coordinator |
| Camilla Wolf | ... | transportation coordinator (as Camilla Wolf Bodin) |
Additional Crew
| Bogdan Badea | ... | medical supervisor |
| Ciprian Dumitrascu | ... | swimming coordinator |
| Kristine Elliott | ... | production secretary (as Kristine Pollestad) |
| Denisia Iordache | ... | production coordinator Romania |
| Linda May Kallestein | ... | translator |
| Leo Resnes | ... | production assistant |
| Sara Gabriella Rønneberg | ... | production coordinator |
| Ionut Silian | ... | set key production assistant |
| Karen Sollihaug | ... | production assistant |
| Hedda Torgersen Ravnås | ... | runner |
| Vidar Vangsnes Stadheim | ... | production assistant |
Thanks
| Petter Albrechtsen | ... | thanks |
| Roy Anderson | ... | thanks |
| Janne K.E. Berg | ... | the director and producers wish to give special thanks to |
| Ingvild Bryn | ... | thanks |
| Randi Maude Fagerland | ... | thanks |
| Arve Figenschow | ... | thanks |
| Jon Tommy Flo | ... | thanks: Stranda OG Norddal Lensmannskontor |
| Astor Furseth | ... | thanks |
| Maud Haldorsen | ... | thanks: Hotel Geiranger |
| Tore Haldorsen | ... | thanks: Hotel Geiranger |
| Finn Bjørnar Hansen | ... | thanks |
| Mie Berg Heidenstrøm | ... | the director and producers wish to give special thanks to |
| Stine Helgeland | ... | thanks |
| Marianne Hjerpseth | ... | thanks |
| Randi Kjellevold | ... | thanks: Sponsorlink |
| Marie Kristiansen | ... | thanks |
| Ove Lervik | ... | thanks |
| Victoria G. Mølleskog | ... | thanks (as Victoria Mølleskog Granerød) |
| Håkan Norlén | ... | thanks: Luftambulansetjenesten Ålesund |
| Margreth Olin | ... | thanks |
| Ellen C. Scheen | ... | the director and producers wish to give special thanks to |
| Ingrid Lykkeslet Strømskag | ... | the director and producers wish to give special thanks to |
| Iben Scheen Sundland | ... | the director and producers wish to give special thanks to |
| Ulrik Scheen Sundland | ... | the director and producers wish to give special thanks to |
| Ingrid Sølverud | ... | thanks |
| Jan Ove Tryggestad | ... | thanks: Stranda Kommune (as mayor Jan Ove Tryggestad) |
| Gisle Tveito | ... | thanks |
| Lilja Annika Uthaug | ... | the director and producers wish to give special thanks to |
| Endre Volden | ... | thanks: Fagerlia VGS, Dramalinja |
| Knut Ågotnes | ... | thanks: Ambulanse Midt-Norge HF |
| Mariann Øye-Mork | ... | thanks: Hotel Union Øye |
Production Companies
- Fantefilm
- Film Fund FUZZ (co-production)
- Film i Väst (in co-production with)
- Seven Film Romania (Service Production)
Distributors
- Norsk Filmdistribusjon (2015) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Atlantic Film (2015) (Finland) (theatrical) (BD/DVD)
- Dutch FilmWorks (DFW) (2016) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Impacto Cine (2016) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- Interfilm (2016) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Magnolia Pictures (2016) (United States) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- Moxienotion (2015) (Indonesia) (theatrical)
- Neo Films (2017) (Greece) (theatrical)
- Panorama Films (II) (2016) (France) (theatrical)
- Dutch FilmWorks (DFW) (2016) (Netherlands) (Blu-ray)
- Dutch FilmWorks (DFW) (2016) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- Feelgood Entertainment (2018) (Greece) (DVD)
- IPA Asia Pacific (2015) (Thailand)
- Minerva Pictures (2016) (Italy)
- NRK3 (2017) (Norway) (tv)
- Nordisk Film (2015) (Norway) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Norsk Filmdistribusjon (2015) (Norway) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Norsk Rikskringkasting (NRK) (2017) (Norway) (tv)
- RTL Entertainment (2019) (Netherlands) (tv) (RTL7)
- Red Apollo Group (2015) (China)
- Universum Film (UFA) (2016) (Germany) (DVD)
- Universum Film (UFA) (2016) (Germany) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Eckerbom Casting (casting company)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Based on the fact that mountain pass Åkneset, located in the Geiranger fjord in Norway, will one day collapse and create a violent tsunami of over 80 meters that will crush everything in its path before it hits land in Greenland. A geologist gets caught in the middle of it and a race against time begins. Written by Fredrik Rønningen |
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| Taglines | It was only a matter of time. See more » |
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| Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
| Budget | NOK50,000,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | The first disaster movie made in Norway and Scandinavia. See more » |
| 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. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Disaster Movies (2019). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Splitter Pine See more » |
| Quotes |
Kristian Eikjord:
Margot? Sound the alarm. Margot Valldal: But... Arvid Øvrebø: Margot! Go to red! Go to Red Alert! Margot! Sound the alarm! See more » |