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


“The biggest disaster lies ahead of us.”
An oil platform dramatically goes down on the Norwegian coast, and researchers try to find out what happened when they realize this is just the start of something even more serious.

Kristine Kujath Thorp
Sofia

Henrik Bjelland
Stian

Rolf Kristian Larsen
Arthur

Anders Baasmo Christiansen
Ronny

Bjørn Floberg
William Lie

Anneke von der Lippe
Gunn Langlo

Ane Skumsvoll
Berit

Cengiz Al
Jasin

Mathilde Austegard Ypsøy
Oil Rig Worker
Nils Elias Olsen
Odin
The Burning Sea is a action, thriller, drama film released in 2021 exploring themes of north sea, oil industry, oil platform, catastrophe. Directed by John Andreas Andersen, it stars Kristine Kujath Thorp, Henrik Bjelland, Rolf Kristian Larsen. An oil platform dramatically goes down on the Norwegian coast, and researchers try to find out what happened when they realize this is just the start of something even more serious.
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