The Wave (Bölgen)

 

The Wave (Bölgen) 2015

• Director: Roar Urhaug
• Seen by this director: Tomb Raider
• Based on the book: no
• Cast: Kristoffer Joner, Ane Dahl Torp, Jonas Hoff Oftebro, Edith, Haagenrud-Sonde
• Personal “oh yeah him/her” reaction, i.e. have seen this actor in:
• Kristoffer Joner – The Revenant
• Why? Norwegian. Good reviews. Subject.
• Seen: 1 December 2022 

       Norway’s fjords are incredibly beautiful. Many of the mountains towering above them are unstable. In 1905 a chunk of mountain crashed into the fjord below causing death and destruction by the tidal wave it caused.

       Kristian (Joner) is a geologist. Idun (Dahl Torp) is manager of a big hotel. They have two children Sondre (Oftebro) and Julia (Haagerud-Sonde).

       Something is happening to their mountain. Kristian fears the worst but his colleagues hesitate. It can’t be that bad, can it?

       It can and we know it’s coming but it’s a slow, suspenseful build-up. Then it hits and chaotic excitement follows. The aftermath is grim.

       One of the best disaster films I’ve seen. The film ends with the statement that this is going to happen in reality, sooner or later. We just don’t know when. This mountain and others are under constant monitoring. 

4 * of 5