Kon-Tiki (2012)
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- PG-13
- 1h 58min
- Action, Adventure
- 19 Apr 2013 (Finland)
- Movie
Legendary explorer Thor Heyerdahl's epic 4,300-mile crossing of the Pacific on a balsawood raft in 1947, in an effort to prove that it was possible for South Americans to settle in Polynesia in pre-Columbian times.
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Awards:
- Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 12 wins & 13 nominations.
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Cast
| Pål Sverre Hagen | ... |
Thor Heyerdahl
(as Pål Hagen)
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| Anders Baasmo | ... |
Herman Watzinger
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| Tobias Santelmann | ... |
Knut Haugland
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| Gustaf Skarsgård | ... |
Bengt Danielsson
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Odd-Magnus Williamson | ... |
Erik Hesselberg
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| Jakob Oftebro | ... |
Torstein Raaby
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| Agnes Kittelsen | ... |
Liv Heyerdahl
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| Peter Wight | ... |
Spinden
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Amund Hellum Noraker | ... |
Bamse
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Eilif Hellum Noraker | ... |
Thor Jr.
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Elisabeth Matheson | ... |
Allison
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Kasper Arneberg Johnsen | ... |
Thor 6 yrs.
(as Kasper Ameberg Johnsen)
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Edward Kling | ... |
Erik 7 yrs.
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| Jo Adrian Haavind | ... |
Journalist
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Jonas Heier Straumsheim | ... |
Photographer
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| Søren Pilmark | ... |
Freuchen
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Trevor Martin | ... |
Komitémedlem
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Johnny Myers | ... |
Committee Member
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Robert Rowe | ... |
Committee Member
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| Perdita Avery | ... |
Secretary
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| Ian Bonar | ... |
Sailor
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| Sam Chapman | ... |
Sjømann
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Eleanor Burke | ... |
Reiseagent
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| Mikhail Basmadjian | ... |
Senor Real
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Katinka Egres | ... |
Señorita
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| Richard Trinder | ... |
Løytnant Lewis
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Tarang | ... |
Stammeoverhode
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| Manuel Cauchi | ... |
Bustamente
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La-Oug | ... |
Tei
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| Todd Boyce | ... |
Maitre d'
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Ea Johanne Sandberg | ... |
Child
(as Ea Johanna Sandberg)
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Jo Hannah Emblem Rønning | ... |
Child
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Jonatan Meyer | ... |
Child
(as Jonatan Meier)
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Jakob Sander Ronne | ... |
Child
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Halvor Aasen | ... |
Child
(as Halvor Aspaas)
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Thor Andreas Heyerdahl | ... |
Child
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| Thomas Arnold | ... |
Harry (uncredited)
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Jörgen Berthage | ... |
Waiter (uncredited)
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Stefan Cronwall | ... |
Svensk äventyrare (uncredited)
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Fabio D'Amato | ... |
Crowd (uncredited)
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| Ian Knauer | ... |
Johnson (uncredited)
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André Santagati | ... |
Crowd (uncredited)
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Ole Sletner | ... |
(uncredited)
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Directed by
| Joachim Rønning | ||
| Espen Sandberg | ||
Written by
| Petter Skavlan | ... | (written by) |
Produced by
| Aage Aaberge | ... | producer |
| Henrik Bergesen | ... | associate producer |
| Christoph Daniel | ... | executive producer |
| Alainée Kent | ... | associate producer |
| Lone Korslund | ... | executive producer |
| Stephan Mallmann | ... | associate producer |
| Richard Mansell | ... | associate producer |
| Alexander Peytchev | ... | head of production: Nu Boyana Studios |
| Marc Schmidheiny | ... | executive producer |
| Petter Skavlan | ... | executive producer |
| Johan Christopher Stenersen | ... | executive producer |
| Kaare Storemyr | ... | line producer |
| Dario Suter | ... | executive producer |
| Jeremy Thomas | ... | producer |
| Peter Watson | ... | executive producer |
| Henrik Zein | ... | executive producer |
| Harald Zwart | ... | executive producer |
Music by
| Johan Söderqvist | ||
Cinematography by
| Geir Hartly Andreassen | ||
Film Editing by
| Perry Eriksen | ... | (as Per-Erik Eriksen) |
| Martin Stoltz | ||
Editorial Department
| Esben Frese | ... | digital intermediate technician: Codex |
| Terje Kjetil Gillebo | ... | dcp technician |
| Dylan Richard Hopkin | ... | on-line editor |
| Patrick Larsgaard | ... | assistant editor |
| Allan Legarth Nielsen | ... | digital intermediate technician: Codex |
| Karen Redfern | ... | techincal sign off for international delivery on behalf of Schedule 2 Ltd |
| Pål Svennevig | ... | technical manager |
| Mariah Breitel Hembree | ... | post script services (uncredited) |
Casting By
| Jannecke Bervel | ||
| Andrea Eckerbom | ||
| Des Hamilton | ... | (UK casting) |
| Edward Said | ||
Production Design by
| Karl Júlíusson | ||
Art Direction by
| Kes Bonnet | ... | supervising art director |
| Lek Chaiyan Chunsuttiwat | ||
Set Decoration by
| Louise Drake | ... | (as Louise Drake af Hagelsrum) |
Costume Design by
| Stine Gudmundsen-Holmgreen | ||
| Louize Nissen | ||
Makeup Department
| Daniela Avramova | ... | crowd makeup artist: Bulgaria |
| Lara Bella Vella Baldacchino | ... | makeup artist |
| Trine Cordes Berg | ... | makeup artist |
| Lars Carlsson | ... | special makeup consultant |
| Marcelle Genovese | ... | hair stylist & makeup artist |
| Asta Hafthorsdottir | ... | key makeup artist / makeup department head / makeup designer |
| Sofi Hvarleva | ... | crowd makeup artist: Bulgaria |
| Jeanette Redmond | ... | hair stylist |
| Marina Ritvall | ... | makeup artist |
| Vasit Suchitta | ... | special makeup effects artist |
| Caitlin Tanner | ... | special makeup effects artist |
| Merete Torkildsen | ... | hair stylist and assistant makeup artist |
Production Management
| Roy Anderson | ... | production supervisor |
| Pierre Ellul | ... | production manager |
| Tom Joelsen | ... | post-production supervisor |
| Vicky Kwan | ... | production manager |
| Fridrik H. Mar | ... | production manager |
| Elena Melamed | ... | unit production manager: Bulgaria |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Monika Hristova | ... | third assistant director |
| Kristian Mejdell Nissen | ... | first assistant director |
| Levi Gawrock Trøite | ... | second assistant director |
Art Department
| Bogdan Bogdanov | ... | set dresser |
| Borislav Bogdanov | ... | set dresser |
| Somm Suthinee Chantakarn | ... | art department coordinator: Thailand |
| Lino Chetcuti | ... | scenic painter |
| Yavor Denev | ... | painter |
| Nikolai Dikov | ... | set dresser |
| Ivan Dimitrov | ... | set dresser / set dresser/onset |
| Maria Doicheva | ... | set dressing/props painter |
| Karin Gry | ... | standby props |
| Vincent Gry | ... | assistant props |
| Rickard Grönvall | ... | painter |
| Borislav Hristov | ... | carpenter |
| Lars Hult | ... | carpenter |
| Klas Jansson | ... | construction coordinator |
| Sebastian Jansson | ... | carpenter |
| Sofie Kinngard | ... | painter |
| Ivelin Kolev | ... | carpenter |
| Peter Krumov | ... | set dresser |
| Rasmus Larsson | ... | carpenter |
| Brahma Lilja | ... | carpenter |
| Martin Liljegren | ... | painter |
| Anders Lunde | ... | property master / set dresser |
| Olivier Marcouiller | ... | scenic artist |
| Stoyan Nikolov | ... | prop maker |
| Vladimir Petkov | ... | carpenter |
| Ivan Ranghelov | ... | assistant art director |
| Lyubo Samardjiev | ... | set dresser |
| Pipat Sripradoo | ... | props |
| Rosen Stefanov | ... | leadman: set dressing / set dresser |
| Kristian Stoyanov | ... | set dresser / set dresser/onset |
| Todor Tunov | ... | carpenter |
| Evgeni Vladimirov | ... | carpenter |
| Monislav Zhelyazkov | ... | sculptor |
Sound Department
| Marius Berntzen | ... | sound editor |
| Johannes Dekko | ... | sound assistant |
| Bent Holm | ... | sound effects editor (as Bent Erik Holm) |
| Stig Holte | ... | sound effects editor |
| Baard H. Ingebretsen | ... | sound / supervising sound editor |
| Frode Kløvtveit | ... | sound mixer |
| Daniel Lindvik | ... | sound effects editor |
| Tomas Naug | ... | boom operator |
| Tormod Ringnes | ... | re-recording mixer / sound designer / sound / supervising sound editor |
| Espen Rønning | ... | dialogue editor |
| Oskar Skriver | ... | foley recordist |
| Erik S. Watland | ... | foley artist |
Special Effects by
| Yovko Dogandjiiski | ... | snow effects: Bulgaria (as Jovko Dogandjiski) |
| Nikolay Fartunkov | ... | snow effects: Bulgaria |
| Karin Gry | ... | pyrotechnician |
| Pål Morten Hverven | ... | special effects supervisor: winter locations |
| Ivo Jivkov | ... | special effects supervisor: Bulgaria |
| Georgi Karadjov | ... | special effects technician |
| Zarko Karatanchev | ... | pyro effects supervisor |
| Peter Nikolov | ... | snow effects assistant |
| George Spensley-Corfield | ... | fabricator |
Visual Effects by
| Pontus Albrecht | ... | compositing: Fido |
| Jonas Andersson | ... | senior fx td: Important Looking Pirates |
| Fredrik Arntzen | ... | vfx line producer: Storm Studios |
| Olve Vigeland Askim | ... | matte painting: Gimpville (as Olve Askim) |
| Peter Aversten | ... | lighting td: Fido |
| Hege Anita Berg | ... | vfx supervisor: Storm Studios |
| Julien Biard | ... | assistant colourist: Moving Picture Company |
| Alexander Bjune | ... | cg artist: Gimpville |
| Simon Björk | ... | compositor: Storm Studios |
| Måns Björklund | ... | visual effects producer: Important Looking Pirates |
| Christer Bjørklund | ... | cg artist: Gimpville |
| Atle Solberg Blakseth | ... | animator: Gimpville (as Atle Blakseth) |
| Martin Borell | ... | compositing: Fido |
| Joel Bringmark | ... | vfx artist: Shortcut Norway |
| Markus Bruland | ... | fx td: Storm Studios / water development: Storm Studios |
| Ragnar Brynjúlfsson | ... | animation td: Storm Studios (as Ragnar Brynjulfsson) |
| Fredrik Brännbacka | ... | lighting td: Storm Studios |
| Petter Burhol | ... | cg artist: Gimpville |
| Ellora Chowdhury | ... | digital intermediate producer: Moving Picture Company |
| Javier Cid | ... | compositor: Storm Studios |
| Andreas Cronström | ... | compositor: Storm Studios |
| Heidi Dahle | ... | compositing artist: Gimpville |
| Alexander Damm | ... | animator: Important Looking Pirates |
| Till Dechent | ... | compositor: Storm Studios |
| Adrian Dexter | ... | compositing assistant: Important Looking Pirates |
| Claes Dietmann | ... | vfx producer: Fido |
| Einar Dunsæd | ... | animator: Gimpville (as Einar Rafoss Dunsæd) |
| Ole Geir Eidsheim | ... | houdini artist: Gimpville |
| Martin Eneroth-Johansson | ... | animator: Important Looking Pirates |
| Rickard Engqvist | ... | animation: Fido |
| Caroline Eriksson | ... | compositor: Storm Studios |
| Joakim Eriksson | ... | matchmoving: Fido |
| Magnus Eriksson | ... | animation td: Fido |
| Max Erlandsson | ... | fx td: Fido |
| Mikael Ewald | ... | compositing: Fido |
| Sigurd Fernström | ... | vfx td: Important Looking Pirates |
| Jonas Forsman | ... | animator: Important Looking Pirates |
| Johan Gabrielsson | ... | lead lighting td: Fido |
| Christoph Gaudl | ... | matchmove: Storm Studios |
| Eigil Jarl Halse | ... | animator: Superrune/Blink Studios |
| Lars Erik Hansen | ... | on-set vfx supervisor: Gimpville / vfx producer: Gimpville / vfx supervisor: Gimpville / vfx supervisor: pre-production |
| Jonathan Harris | ... | compositing: Important Looking Pirates |
| Peter Hartwig | ... | lighting td: Storm Studios |
| Kjetil Haugen | ... | smoke artist: Storyline Studios |
| Daniel Flehner Heen | ... | pipeline: Storm Studios |
| Kristin Hellebust | ... | executive vfx producer: Storm Studios |
| Robert Hennings | ... | compositor: Storm Studios |
| Bjorn Henriksson | ... | lead fx td: Fido |
| Eric Hermelin | ... | r&d: Important Looking Pirates |
| Andrew Higton | ... | flame artist: Storyline Studios |
| Michael Holm | ... | compositing: Shortcut Denmark |
| Even Holte | ... | lead compositor: Storm Studios |
| Dylan Richard Hopkin | ... | vfx artist: Shortcut Norway (as Dylan R. Hopkin) |
| Marius Andre Jacobsen | ... | compositing: Storyline Studios |
| Morten Jacobsen | ... | lead compositor: Storm Studios |
| Niklas Jacobson | ... | visual effects supervisor: Important Looking Pirates |
| Madelene Josefsson | ... | production assistant: Shortcut Norway / production assistant: Storm Studios |
| Arne Kaupang | ... | animation supervisor / vfx supervisor |
| Hans Jørgen Kjærnet | ... | lead lighting: Storm Studios / water development: Storm Studios |
| Jan Angelo Klepsland | ... | vfx editor: Storm Studios |
| Christian Korhonen | ... | houdini artist: Gimpville / on-set vfx supervisor: Gimpville |
| Kjetil Kulander | ... | animator: Gimpville (as Kjetil Haaland Kulander) / matchmoving: Gimpville (as Kjetil Haaland Kulander) / previz artist: Gimpville (as Kjetil Haaland Kulander) |
| Jeton Lakna | ... | intern: Storm Studios |
| Johan Leuf | ... | compositor: Storm Studios |
| Bjorn Liljequist | ... | lighting td: Fido |
| Stian Lilleaas | ... | vfx accountant: Storm Studios |
| Fredrik Limsater | ... | water r&d: Fido |
| Mattias Lindahl | ... | vfx supervisor: Fido |
| Staffan Linder | ... | animation: Fido Film / cg supervisor: Fido Film |
| Nikolai Lockertsen | ... | matte painter: Storm Studios |
| Philip Lorentzson | ... | compositor: Storm Studios |
| Amund Lundvall | ... | lighting td: Storm Studios / matchmove: Storm Studios |
| Andreas Lønø | ... | cg artist: Gimpville / previz artist: Gimpville |
| Alf Martin Løvvold | ... | previz artist: Gimpville |
| Martin Madsen | ... | vfx supervisor: Shortcut Denmark |
| Damien Mahoney | ... | lighting td: Storm Studios |
| Björn Malmgren | ... | vfx td: Important Looking Pirates |
| Jason Martin | ... | matchmoving: Important Looking Pirates |
| Severin Mathiesen | ... | compositing artist: Gimpville / houdini artist: Gimpville |
| Thea Matland | ... | animator: Storm Studios |
| Morten Moen | ... | on-set vfx supervisor: Storm Studios |
| Håvard Munkejord | ... | fx td: Storm Studios / lighting td: Storm Studios |
| Saleh Najib | ... | vfx td: Important Looking Pirates |
| Hanna Nordersnö | ... | vfx line producer: Fido (as Hanna Bengtsson) |
| Daniel Norlund | ... | lead compositor: Fido |
| Simon Dahle Nyhus | ... | cg artist: Gimpville |
| Niklas Nyqvist | ... | compositing: Important Looking Pirates |
| Tomas Näslund | ... | compositing: Fido |
| Eryk Pajewski | ... | cg artist: Gimpville |
| Magnus Pettersson | ... | lead fx td: Storm Studios / water development: Storm Studios |
| Grant Regan | ... | matte painting: Gimpville |
| Peter Reilly | ... | r&d: Important Looking Pirates |
| Behrooz Roozbeh | ... | compositing: Fido |
| Björn Rydahl | ... | water r&d: Fido |
| Daniel Rådén | ... | lead lighting td: Important Looking Pirates |
| Vida Sabet | ... | vfx accountant: Storm Studios |
| Anne Sandberg | ... | vfx producer: Storm Studios |
| Torgeir Sanders | ... | on-set vfx supervisor: Gimpville / studio manager: Gimpville |
| Dann Damgaard Sandgreen | ... | compositing: Shortcut Denmark |
| Stig Saxegaard | ... | matte painter: Storm Studios |
| Cameron Scott | ... | animation: Fido |
| Bobo Skipper | ... | vfx td: Important Looking Pirates |
| Jon T. Skjerven | ... | roto artist: Fragments (as Jon Skjerven) |
| Jan Ivar Solås | ... | compositor: Storm Studios |
| Jean-Clement Soret | ... | digital colourist: Moving Picture Company |
| Rune Spaans | ... | 3d supervisor: Superrune/Blink Studios / compositor: Superrune/Blink Studios |
| Zoran Stojanoski | ... | fx td: Storm Studios |
| Niklas Ström | ... | senior td: Important Looking Pirates |
| Lasse Strøm | ... | compositing: Shortcut Denmark |
| Jan Svalland | ... | cg artist: Gimpville / compositing artist: Gimpville / houdini artist: Gimpville |
| Björn Svanström | ... | matchmoving: Fido |
| Christer Sveen | ... | modeling: Superrune/Blink Studios |
| Pål Svennevig | ... | technical manager: Shortcut Norway |
| Devon Taylor | ... | flame artist: California Post |
| Jens Tenland | ... | compositing: Important Looking Pirates |
| Otto Thorbjørnsen | ... | on-set vfx supervisor: Storm Studios |
| David Wahlberg | ... | lead compositor: Important Looking Pirates |
| Patrik Wedinger | ... | matchmoving: Important Looking Pirates |
| Yafei Wu | ... | r&d: Important Looking Pirates |
| Igor Zanic | ... | fx td: Important Looking Pirates |
| Linda Öhlund | ... | vfx editor: Fido |
| Kai Kiønig Bortne | ... | digital compositor (uncredited) |
| Camilla Fossen | ... | visual effects producer (uncredited) |
| Jeton Lakna | ... | compositor (uncredited) |
| Philip Lorentzson | ... | digital compositor (uncredited) |
| Severin Mathiesen | ... | digital compositor (uncredited) / matchmove artist (uncredited) / paint and rotoscope artist (uncredited) / visual effects artist (uncredited) |
| Otto Thorbjørnsen | ... | digital compositor (uncredited) |
Stunts
| Lubomir Misak | ... | stunt supervisor |
| Kimmo Rajala | ... | action coordinator: Malta |
| Otto Tangstad | ... | stunt coordinator |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Eirik Holst Aagård | ... | focus puller: Norway Unit |
| Sarah Adolfsson | ... | electrician |
| Oliver Agius | ... | Best boy |
| Ivan Aleksandrov | ... | key grip: Bulgaria |
| Yavor Aleksandrov | ... | grip |
| Eric Börjeson | ... | underwater director of photography |
| Mark Cassar | ... | photographer: additional photography |
| Peter Degerfeldt | ... | aerial director of photography |
| Stanislav Dimitrov | ... | electrician |
| Mark Dingli | ... | second assistant camera |
| Ryan Gatt | ... | video operator |
| Justin Goodrich | ... | electrician |
| Christen Kenneth Gran | ... | best boy |
| John Heald | ... | key grip: Malta |
| Hristo Idakiev | ... | gaffer bulgaria |
| Daniel Kask | ... | first assistant: b-camera |
| Andreas Krohn | ... | first assistant camera: b-camera |
| Grigor Kumitski | ... | first assistant camera |
| Gabor Laczkó | ... | key grip: Norway & Sweden |
| Thor Erik Løkken | ... | gaffer |
| Mikaël Meisen-Dietmann | ... | additional focus puller: "b" camera, Sweden |
| Vihar Nikolov | ... | grip |
| John Preca Trapani | ... | camera crane operator |
| Paul Preca Trapani | ... | camera operator: remote head camera |
| Carl Christian Raabe | ... | still photographer |
| John Frimann Rasmussen | ... | first assistant camera |
| Pål Ulvik Rokseth | ... | second assistant camera |
| Chesda 'Pop' Smithsuth | ... | gaffer: Thailand |
| Lyubomir Somov | ... | second assistant camera |
| Thanut Sripantawanusorn | ... | first assistant camera |
| Stig Tvenge | ... | lighting technician |
| Knut Westad | ... | grip: Norway & Sweden |
| Georgi Yankov | ... | video control bulgaria crew |
Animation Department
| Cameron Scott | ... | animator |
Casting Department
| Brenda Camilleri | ... | extras casting assistant |
| Brendan Donnison | ... | adr voice casting |
| Tomas Kværner | ... | casting |
| Lara Manwaring | ... | casting assistant: UK |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Gina Bonello | ... | set costumer |
| Irina Kotcheva | ... | costume supervisor |
| Kerstin Petersson | ... | costumer: Sweden |
| Petkova Gabi Velemira | ... | costume supervisor (as Velemira Petkova) |
| Georgi Petrov Yakimov | ... | set costumer |
Location Management
| Joseph Formosa Randon | ... | location manager |
| Nicholas Sando | ... | location manager |
Music Department
| Patrik Andrén | ... | composer: additional music |
| Raihan Chowdhury | ... | musician |
| Uno Helmersson | ... | composer assistant |
| Toby Hulbert | ... | assistant scoring engineer |
| Dave Jewerén Moore | ... | music editor / score mixer |
| Sam Okell | ... | scoring engineer |
| Barnaby Robson | ... | soloist: clarinet |
Script and Continuity Department
| Aslaug Konradsdottir | ... | script supervisor |
| Allan Scott | ... | script consultant |
Transportation Department
| Trayan Anachkov | ... | driver |
| Charles Buhagiar | ... | unit driver |
| Bojidar Kostov | ... | production driver |
| Kyle Nani | ... | transportation: Driver to Directors |
Additional Crew
| Rebecca Anastasi | ... | production coordinator |
| Sarah Michelle Attard | ... | production assistant / set production assistant / talent assistant |
| Tom Balogh | ... | data operator: MPC |
| Live Bonnevie | ... | production coordinator |
| Christine Borg Bakkerud | ... | production coordinator |
| Abigail Borg | ... | dive coordinator |
| Nina Crone | ... | completion guarantor |
| Eve Gabereau | ... | distribution |
| Chiara Gelardin | ... | for HanWay Films |
| Milena Georgieva | ... | assistant accountant |
| Constantine Gregory | ... | dialogue coach |
| Udo Happel | ... | completion bond |
| Ina Holevitch | ... | production coordinator: Bulgaria |
| Mette Bang Kristensen | ... | completion bond assistant |
| Lily Lacheva | ... | production accountant |
| Rosen Marinkov | ... | production assistant |
| Anika Psaila Savona | ... | production legal: Malta |
| Carl Christian Raabe | ... | still photgrapher |
| Dessy Sims | ... | production staff |
Thanks
| Alexander Peytchev | ... | special thanks |
Production Companies
- Recorded Picture Company (RPC)
- Roenbergfilm
- Nordisk Film Production
- DCM Productions
- Film i Väst (in co-production with)
- Falkun Films (production service company)
- Filmlance International AB
- Stunt Bros
Distributors
- H2O Films (2013) (Brazil) (theatrical) (theatrical & homevideo)
- Atlantic Film (2013) (Finland) (theatrical)
- Broadmedia Studios (2013) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Cathay-Keris Films (2013) (Singapore) (theatrical)
- DCM Film Distribution (2013) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
- Distribution Company (2013) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- Entertainment One (2013) (Canada) (theatrical)
- Imagine Films Distribution (2013) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Innoform Media (2013) (Singapore) (theatrical)
- Nordisk Film Distribution (2013) (Denmark) (theatrical)
- Odeon (2013) (Greece) (theatrical)
- A Contracorriente Films (2013) (Spain)
- DCM Film Distribution (2013) (Germany)
- Eén (2016) (Belgium) (tv)
- Filmfreak Distributie (2013) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- Filmfreak Distributie (2013) (Netherlands) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Front Row Filmed Entertainment (2012) (United Arab Emirates) (Middle East)
- Netflix (2017) (Netherlands) (video) (VOD)
- Nordisk Film Distribution (2012) (Norway)
- Prime (2014) (Belgium) (tv) (Prime Star) (limited)
- Soda Pictures (2012) (United Kingdom)
- Zon Audiovisuais (2013) (Portugal)
Special Effects
- Animated Extras (animatronic shark effects)
- Fido Film AB
- Fiksern as
- Gimpville AS
- Important Looking Pirates (ILPvfx)
- Reliance MediaWorks (rotoscoping)
- Storm Studios (visual effects)
- Superrune
Other Companies
- Abbey Road Studios (music recorded at)
- Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment (camera dollies)
- Codex (digital recording equipment)
- Dagslys (lighting equipement)
- European Film Bonds (completion bond company)
- Fatts (post production script services)
- Fido Film AB (VFX)
- Gothenburg Film Studios (production service)
- Halo Post Production (ADR)
- Important Looking Pirates (ILPvfx) (VFX)
- Kameraudlejningen (camera equipment provided by)
- Kameraudlejningen (digital intermediate services)
- Nu Boyana Film Studios (NYC Street Sets)
- Nu Boyana Film Studios (Sound Stages)
- Shortcut Post Production (sound design)
- Stunt Bros (stunt company)
- VS Service (grip and lighting equipment)
- Visual Icon (exclusive clip and still licensing)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
The Norwegian explorer Thor Heyerdahl crossed the Pacific Ocean in a balsawood raft in 1947, together with five men, to prove that South Americans back in pre-Columbian times could have crossed the ocean and settled on Polynesian islands. After financing the trips with loans and donations, they set off on an epic 101-day-long trip across 8000 kilometers, while the world was waiting for the result of the trip. The film tells about the origin of the idea, the preparations, and the events on the trip. The "Kon-Tiki" was named after the Inca sun god, Viracocha, and "Kon-Tiki" is an old name for this god. Heyerdahl filmed the expedition, which later became the Academy Award winning documentary in 1951, and he wrote a book about the expedition that was translated into 70 languages and sold more than 50 millions copies around the world. Heyerdahl believed that people from South America could have settled Polynesia in pre-Columbian times, although most anthropologists now believe they did not. Anyway he proved that it was possible by using only the materials and technologies available to those people at that time. The trip took 101 days over 4,300 miles across the Pacific Ocean before the "Kon-Tiki" crashed onto the dangerous reefs outside Raroia in the Tuamotu Islands on August 7, 1947. All crewmen survived, and the "Kon-Tiki" was taken back to Norway. She is now featured in the Kon-Tiki Museum. Written by OJT |
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Box Office
| Budget | $16,600,000 (estimated) |
| Cumulative Worldwide Gross | $22,842,887 |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | Large parts of the film were filmed in two versions at the same time, one in Norwegian, the other in English, in order to secure international funding. See more » |
| Goofs | The crew were not worried about whether the ropes would hold the float together, as it is portrayed in the film. As we can see in the Kon-Tiki (1950) documentary, the balsa wood was much softer than the rope, and it was actually the rope that ate through the wood. The result was that the rope eventually was protected by the space that had been created around it. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in 70th Golden Globe Awards (2013). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Flickan i Havanna See more » |
| Crazy Credits | Before the closing credits, short clips are shown in which original footage shot by Heyerdahl was reenacted by the "Kon-Tiki" actors: urinating overboard in the open sea, dancing with natives under palms, portraits, and the like. Along with this, brief notes concerning each crew member's path of life after the trip are given. See more » |
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Epilogue:
Bengt fell in love with Polynesia. He settled there and became a Consul General of Sweden. He died in 1997. Epilogue: Erik built himself a sailboat, that became his home for 11 years. He worked as an artist until his death in 1972. Epilogue: Torstein kept going on expeditions. He died in 1964 during an attempt to reach the North Pole on skis. Epilogue: Knut resumed his career in military intelligence. He was also instrumental in the establishment of the Kon-Tiki museum. He died the Christmas of 2009. Epilogue: Herman became the director of UN's Food and Agriculture organization. He died at Titica lake in 1986. Epilogue: Thor wrote a book about Kon-Tiki. It was translated to over 70 languages, and sold over 50 million copies. The documentary about the expedition won an Oscar. Liv and Thor divorced after the Kon-Tiki expedition. Their boys lived with Liv, who later moved to the US where she died in 1969. Thor continued his work as an experimental archaeologist, author and explorer. He died in 2002. See more » |