Kon-Tiki (2012 film)

Kon-Tiki
Kon-Tiki
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Joachim Rønning; Espen Sandberg;
Written by	Petter Skavlan
Produced by	Jeremy Thomas; Aage Aaberge;
Starring	Pål Sverre Hagen; Anders Baasmo Christiansen; Tobias Santelmann; Gustaf Skarsgård; Odd-Magnus Williamson; Jakob Oftebro; Agnes Kittelsen;
Cinematography	Geir Hartly Andreassen
Edited by	Per-Erik Eriksen; Martin Stoltz;
Music by	Johan Söderqvist
Production; companies	Nordisk Film; Film i Väst; Recorded Picture Company; DCM Productions; Roenbergfilm;
Distributed by	Nordisk Film (Scandinavia); DCM Film Distribution (Germany and Switzerland); The Weinstein Company (United States, Canada, United Kingdom and Italy); Soda Pictures (United Kingdom and Ireland);
Release date	24 August 2012;
Running time	119 minutes (Norwegian language); 114 minutes (English language);
Countries	Norway; Denmark; Germany; Sweden; United Kingdom;
Languages	Norwegian; English;
Budget	93 million NOK (c. US$15.5 million)
Box office	$22.8 million

Kon-Tiki is a 2012 historical drama film directed by Joachim Rønning and Espen Sandberg about the 1947 Kon-Tiki expedition. The film was mainly shot on the island of Malta. The role of Thor Heyerdahl is played by Pål Sverre Hagen. The film is an international co-production between Norway, Denmark, Germany, Sweden and the United Kingdom.

It was the highest-grossing film of 2012 in Norway and the country's most expensive production to date. The film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 85th Academy Awards. It is Norway's fifth Academy Award nomination. The film was also nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 70th Golden Globe Awards. It is the first time a Norwegian film has been nominated for both an Oscar and a Golden Globe.

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