The Wave (2015 film)

This article is about the film. For other uses, see The Wave (disambiguation).

The Wave
Theatrical release poster
Directed byRoar Uthaug
Written by
  • John Kåre Raake
  • Harald Rosenløw-Eeg
Produced byAre Heidenstorm
Starring
CinematographyJohn Christian Rosenlund
Edited byChristian Siebenherz
Music byMagnus Beite
Production
company
Distributed byNordisk Filmdistribusjon
Magnolia Pictures
Release date
  • 28 August 2015 (2015-08-28)
Running time
105 minutes[1]
CountryNorway
LanguageNorwegian
Budget$6 million[2][3]
Box office$12.8 million[4]

The Wave (Norwegian: Bølgen) is a 2015 Norwegian disaster film[5] directed by Roar Uthaug. It was Norway's official submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 88th Academy Awards but failed to be nominated.[6][7][8] The movie depicts the Åkerneset crevice collapsing in Møre og Romsdal, creating an avalanche resulting in an 80-metre (260 ft) tall tsunami that destroys everything in its path. A sequel titled The Quake (Norwegian: Skjelvet), directed by John Andreas Andersen, was released on 31 August 2018.[9] The third installment, The Burning Sea, was released 25 February 2022.[10]

  1. ^ "The Wave (15)". British Board of Film Classification. 15 April 2016. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
  2. ^ Scott Roxborough (3 December 2015). "Foreign-Language Oscar Spotlight: Norway's Disaster Epic 'The Wave'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
  3. ^ Deborah Young (12 September 2015). "'The Wave': TIFF Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
  4. ^ "The Wave (2016)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
  5. ^ "Her kommer monsterbølgen inn mot Geiranger". Dagbladet. 2 September 2015. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
  6. ^ ""Bølgen" er Norges Oscar-kandidat". NRK. 2 September 2015. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
  7. ^ "Norway pins Oscar hopes on 'The Wave'". News in English. 2 September 2015. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
  8. ^ Roxborough, Scott (3 September 2015). "Oscars: Norway Picks 'The Wave' for Foreign-Language Category". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
  9. ^ "The Quake". IMDb Pro. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
  10. ^ Gleiberman, Owen. "'The Burning Sea' Review: A Sequel to 'The Wave' and 'The Quake,' This Norwegian Disaster Movie Is Competent in an Overly Familiar Way". variety.com. Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved 2 December 2022.