The real life drama of Thor Heyerdahl’s 1947 expedition across 4,300 miles of open sea is depicted in “Kon-Tiki.” The film reenacted his voyage that tested his theory that people from the pre-Columbian era in South America settled the Polynesian Islands by following currents that flowed west to east.
Heyerdahl traveled with four companions on a balsawood raft built using techniques employed by peoples of the region 1,500 years ago. His arrival in French Polynesia from Peru after three months made headlines around the world in 1947.
Norwegian directors Joachim Ronning and Espen Sandberg filmed the movie simultaneously in Norwegian and English, and was nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at the Academy Awards. Actor Pal Hagen did an outstanding job of portraying Thor Heyerdahl, with filming entirely on the island of Malta. Also worth mentioning is the excellent screenplay by Petter Skavlan and marvelous editing by Geir Hartly Andreassen.
The watchable film “Kon-Tiki” was nearly two hours in length, a joint production of companies from Norway, Denmark, Germany, Sweden, and the United Kingdom.
Kon-Tiki (2012)
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My Review
The real life drama of Thor Heyerdahl’s 1947 expedition across 4,300 miles of open sea is depicted in “Kon-Tiki.” The film reenacted his voyage that tested his theory that people from the pre-Columbian era in South America settled the Polynesian Islands by following currents that flowed west to east.
Heyerdahl traveled with four companions on a balsawood raft built using techniques employed by peoples of the region 1,500 years ago. His arrival in French Polynesia from Peru after three months made headlines around the world in 1947.
Norwegian directors Joachim Ronning and Espen Sandberg filmed the movie simultaneously in Norwegian and English, and was nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at the Academy Awards. Actor Pal Hagen did an outstanding job of portraying Thor Heyerdahl, with filming entirely on the island of Malta. Also worth mentioning is the excellent screenplay by Petter Skavlan and marvelous editing by Geir Hartly Andreassen.
The watchable film “Kon-Tiki” was nearly two hours in length, a joint production of companies from Norway, Denmark, Germany, Sweden, and the United Kingdom.