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Pioneer
20135.91h 46mR
Overview
Pioneer is set in the early '80s, at the beginning of the Norwegian Oil Boom. Enormous oil and gas deposits are discovered in the North Sea and the authorities aim to bring the oil ashore through a pipeline from depths of 500 meters. A professional diver, Petter, obsessed with reaching the bottom of the Norwegian Sea has the discipline, strength and courage to take on the world's most dangerous mission. But a sudden, tragic accident changes everything. Petter is sent on a perilous journey where he loses sight of who's pulling the strings. Gradually he realizes that he is in way over his head and that his life is at stake.
Directed by Erik Skjoldbjærg
Written by Nikolaj Frobenius, Kathrine Valen Zeiner, Erik Skjoldbjærg
Produced by Christian Fredrik Martin
Box OfficeBudget: $7.5M0
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Top Cast
Aksel Hennie
Petter
Wes Bentley
Mike
Stephen Lang
John Ferris
Stephanie Sigman
Maria Salatzar
Jonathan LaPaglia
Ronald
Ane Dahl Torp
Pia
Jørgen Langhelle
Leif
André Eriksen
Knut Jensen
David A. Jørgensen
Jørgen Heimland
E
Eirik Stubø
Ivar Jeger
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Themes & Keywords
deep seascuba divingdeepsea
About Pioneer
Pioneer is a thriller film released in 2013 exploring themes of deep sea, scuba diving, deepsea. Directed by Erik Skjoldbjærg, it stars Aksel Hennie, Wes Bentley, Stephen Lang. Pioneer is set in the early '80s, at the beginning of the Norwegian Oil Boom. Enormous oil and gas deposits are discovered in the North Sea and the authorities aim to bring the oil ashore through a pipeline from depths of 500 meters. A professional diver, Petter, obsessed with reaching the bottom of the Norwegian Sea has the discipline, strength and courage to take on the world's most dangerous mission. But a sudden, tragic accident changes everything. Petter is sent on a perilous journey where he loses sight of who's pulling the strings. Gradually he realizes that he is in way over his head and that his life is at stake.
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