
The Quake(2018)
A geologist races against time to save his estranged wife and two children when a devastating earthquake strikes Oslo, Norway.


“It was only a matter of time.”
Although theorised, no one is really ready when a mountain pass above the scenic and narrow Geiranger fjord in Norway collapses and creates a tsunami over 300 feet high. A geologist is one of those caught in the middle of it.

Kristoffer Joner
Kristian Eikjord

Ane Dahl Torp
Idun Karlsen

Jonas Hoff Oftebro
Sondre Eikjord

Edith Haagenrud-Sande
Julia Eikjord

Fridtjov Såheim
Arvid Øvrebø

Laila Goody
Margot Valldal

Arthur Berning
Jacob Vikra

Herman Bernhoft
Georg

Eili Harboe
Vibeke

Silje Breivik
Anna
The Wave is a action, thriller, drama film released in 2015 exploring themes of hotel, fjord, tsunami, norway, disaster, underwater. Directed by Roar Uthaug, it stars Kristoffer Joner, Ane Dahl Torp, Jonas Hoff Oftebro. Although theorised, no one is really ready when a mountain pass above the scenic and narrow Geiranger fjord in Norway collapses and creates a tsunami over 300 feet high. A geologist is one of those caught in the middle of it.
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