Synopsis
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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Cast
- Kristoffer JonerKristian Eikjord
- Ane Dahl TorpIdun Karlsen
- Jonas Hoff OftebroSondre Eikjord
- Edith Haagenrud-SandeJulia Eikjord
- Fridtjov SåheimArvid Øvrebø
- Laila GoodyMargot Valldal
- Arthur BerningJacob Vikra
- Herman BernhoftGeorg
- Eili HarboeVibeke
- Silje BreivikAnna
Recommendations
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The A.V. Club
The movie isn’t afraid to go to some dark places. - 75
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
If you think foreign films can’t compete with Hollywood when it comes to delivering popcorn entertainment, prepare to be carried away by The Wave. - 70
The Hollywood Reporter
Though they have little to add to familiar genre themes, Uthaug and the screenwriters make the most of the unique location, which lends itself to jaw-dropping vistas from every camera angle. - 70
Screen Daily
It’s a jolting race against time when the wave gathers steam far away, as implacable as the tsunami in Clint Eastwood’s Hereafter, minus the pop metaphysics . - 63
Movie Nation
You’ll want to catch The Wave because it’s fun to see Hollywood disaster movie cliches rendered in Norwegian. - 63
New York Post
The Wave, competent as it is, lacks the heart-rending power of the similar 2012 tsunami movie “The Impossible.” - 63
Washington Post
The human scale of this story about a very real threat to one Norwegian village makes the movie more tragic and also more chilling. - 60
Variety
The Wave sticks mostly to the big-studio formula (albeit on a much smaller budget), introducing a handful of bland soon-to-be-victims before bombarding them with spectacular digital effects.
