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Kon-Tiki

Kon-Tiki

20126.91h 58mPG-13

Overview

The true story about legendary explorer Thor Heyerdahl and his epic crossing of the Pacific on a balsa wood raft in 1947, in an effort to prove it was possible for South Americans to settle in Polynesia in pre-Columbian times.

Directed by Joachim Rønning
Written by Petter Skavlan, Allan Scott
Produced by Jeremy Thomas, Aage Aaberge
Box OfficeBudget: $16.6M0

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Top Cast

Pål Sverre Hagen

Pål Sverre Hagen

Thor Heyerdahl

Anders Baasmo Christiansen

Anders Baasmo Christiansen

Herman Watzinger

Tobias Santelmann

Tobias Santelmann

Knut Haugland

Gustaf Skarsgård

Gustaf Skarsgård

Bengt Danielsson

Odd-Magnus Williamson

Odd-Magnus Williamson

Erik Hesselberg

Jakob Oftebro

Jakob Oftebro

Torstein Raaby

Agnes Kittelsen

Agnes Kittelsen

Liv Heyerdahl

Manuel Cauchi

Manuel Cauchi

Jose Bustamente

Richard Trinder

Richard Trinder

Løytnant Lewis

Søren Pilmark

Søren Pilmark

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Themes & Keywords

oceanshark attackpacificraftlost at seasea voyagethor heyerdahlkon-tiki

About Kon-Tiki

Kon-Tiki is a adventure, history film released in 2012 exploring themes of ocean, shark attack, pacific, raft, lost at sea, sea voyage. Directed by Joachim Rønning, it stars Pål Sverre Hagen, Anders Baasmo Christiansen, Tobias Santelmann. The true story about legendary explorer Thor Heyerdahl and his epic crossing of the Pacific on a balsa wood raft in 1947, in an effort to prove it was possible for South Americans to settle in Polynesia in pre-Columbian times.

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