Bølgen = The wave / Fantefilm ; Film i Väst ; written by John Kåre Raake & Harold Rosenløw ; directed by Roar Uthaug.
The experienced geologist Kristian Eikfjord has accepted a job offer out of town. He is getting ready to move from the city of Geiranger with his family, when he and his colleagues measure small geological changes in the underground. Kristian gets worried and his worst nightmare is about to come true, when the alarm goes off and the disaster is inevitable. With less than 10 minutes to react, it becomes a race against time in order to save as many as possible including his own family.
Record details
- Physical Description: 1 videodisc (approximately 105 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
- Publisher: Los Angeles, CA : Magnolia Home Entertainment, [2016]
Content descriptions
General Note: | Widescreen. Special features: AXS TV: a look at The Wave ; theatrical trailer. |
Creation/Production Credits Note: | Music, Magnus Beite ; editor, Christian Siebenherz ; cinematographer, John Christian Rosenlund. |
Participant or Performer Note: | Kristoffer Joner, Thomas Bo Larsen, Ane Dahl Torp, Fridtjov Saheim. |
Target Audience Note: | MPAA rating: R; for some language and disaster images. |
System Details Note: | DVD ; widescreen (2.39:1) presentation ; Dolby digital 5.1 surround. |
Language Note: | In Norwegian or dubbed English, with optional subtitles in English or Spanish. |
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Lillooet Branch | AV-DVD AF WAV (Text) | 35180000340843 | AV Section | Volume hold | Available | - |
Whistler Public Library | DVD FOR WAV (Text) | 33987000983188 | On Display | Volume hold | Available | - |
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A gripping disaster movie that feels like a cautionary tale rooted in fact as much as fiction, The Wave is a Norwegian drama about a seismologist named Kristian (Kristoffer Joner), who is movingâalong with his familyâfrom the beautiful hamlet of Geiranger, on the banks of a gorgeous fjord, to a new job in a big city. On his last day of work, Kristian notes a series of strange readings suggesting the imminent collapse of cliffs overlooking the fjord's crystal-blue arm of the sea. With his co-workers in denial over what they're seeing and reluctant to raise an alarm, Kristian has no choice but to walk away in fear and frustration. Naturally, the mountain falls that night, creating an 85-foot tsunami that wipes out Geiranger. Separated from members of his family, Kristian goes out to search for them in this post-apocalyptic landscape. Director Roar Uthaug delivers an eye-popping, suspenseful adventure with some extraordinary special effects and scenes of devastation, as well as frightening sequences that challenge characters to make extreme choices. Strangely, The Wave is hauntingly reminiscent of Stanley Kubrick's The Shining, with its story of an obsessed father, and much of the action taking place in a resort hotel. Recommended. [Note: DVD/Blu-ray extras include visual effects breakdown segments (9 min.), a behind-the-scenes featurette (6 min.), an interview with director Roar Uthaug (5 min.), and trailers. Bottom line: a solid extras package for a nail-biting foreign disaster film.] (T. Keogh) Copyright Video Librarian Reviews 2016.