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After spending some time in Polynesia explorer/ethnographer Thor Heyerdahl has come to believe that, contrary to popular belief the Polynesians came to their islands from what is now Peru rather than from East Asia. Experts tell him that it would have been impossible as there South Americans never developed ocean going ships; he believes it would be possible to get from Peru to Polynesia on a relatively simple balsawood raft so sets out to prove it. After a struggle to fund and equip the expedition he, along with five other crewmen, build their raft, named the Kon-Tiki, and set off from Peru. Early on things don't go too well; they are hit by a storm; have an encounter with a whale shark whose sheer size could present a danger; potentially man eating sharks… they are also drifting north towards the Galapagos Islands rather than west towards Polynesia; Thor is convinced that they will still catch the predicted current that will take them to their intended destination.As with almost all such films plenty of liberties are taken to add to the drama; most notably the addition of more tension amongst the crew. As I didn't know too much about the expedition before watching the film this didn't really bother me but I can understand that it may irritate those familiar with the actual events. Judging this purely as an adventure film I found more exciting than one might expect from a story where it is known beforehand that the expedition made it to Polynesia. The various events are thrilling and look believable although the most impressive moments are when we see just how small the Kon-Tiki looks in the vastness of the ocean. While it is mainly an adventure there are some moments that may disturb some viewers; most notably when a shark is caught and killed; one character gets covered in its blood. The cast does a really fine job; most notably Pål Hagen as explorer Thor Heyerdahl and Anders Baasmo Christiansen as his second in command Herman Watzinger; the character in the film may not be like the real person but he is well acted. Overall I'd certainly recommend this to anybody wanting a good adventure film; having watched the slightly fictionalised version of the story it may inspire you to read up on the real story.These comments are based on watching the film in Norwegian with English subtitles.

Movies based on a true story are always better, well at least most of the time they are. This story is quite incredible. I would never ever even consider to build a balsa raft and then cross the ocean from Peru to Polynesia. It must have taken a lot of courage and determination to begin an expedition like this one, certainly in that time. Now, about the movie itself, it is pleasant to watch, with nice shots even though they are most of the time on the ocean. The story is not boring at all, au contrary I thought it was very entertaining. No complaint about the cast either. All the actors were good and made it a very believable journey across the ocean. Good movie about a story I never heard of. Now I do, and I'm glad I do.

Legendary explorer Thor Heyerdal's (Pal Hagen who gives a fabulous acting) epic 4,300-mile crossing of the Pacific on a Balsawood raft in 1947, in an effort prove that it was possible for South Americans to settle in Polynesia in pre-Columbian times . Heyerdal and his brave crew (Anders Baasmo Christiansen as Herman Watzinger , Tobias Santelmann as Knut Haugland , Odd Magnus Williamson as Erik Hesselberg , Jakob Oftebro as Torstein Raaby and Gustaf Skarsgård son of Stellan and brother of Alexander) carry out an incredible adventure en route Polynesia .Awesome retelling about the dangerous adventure starred by Thor and a valiant group of heroes . Big budget production with gorgeous scenarios , colorful images , thrills , emotion and sense of style . Large parts of the film were filmed in two versions at the same time, one in Norwegian, the other in English, in order to secure international funding. Including wide participation from several nations , as there take part Sweden, Bulgaria , Norway , Malta , Maldives crews . Glamorous and glimmer cinematography by Geir Hartly Andreassen . Special mention to sensitive as well as evocative original Music by Johan Söderqvist . Lavishly produced among several countries such as UK | Norway | Denmark | Germany | Sweden with important financing by great producer Jeremy Thomas . The film's producer, Jeremy Thomas, had wanted to make the film since 1996 and was granted the rights to the story by Thor Heyerdahl before the latter's death in 2002 . The motion picture was compellingly directed by Joachim Rønning (Bandidas , Max Manus) and Espen Sandberg and it was the official submission of Norway to the Best Foreign Language Film of the 85th Academy Awards 2013. The film was well based on real events , these are the followings : Kon-Tiki was the raft used by Norwegian explorer and writer Thor Heyerdahl in his 1947 expedition across the Pacific Ocean from South America to the Polynesian islands. It was named after the Inca sun god, Viracocha, for whom "Kon-Tiki" was said to be an old name. Kon-Tiki is also the name of Heyerdahl's book; the Academy Award-winning documentary film chronicling his adventures; and the 2012 dramatised feature film nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.Heyerdahl believed that people from South America could have settled Polynesia in pre-Columbian times. Although most anthropologists as of 2010 had come to the conclusion they did not, in 2011, new genetic evidence was uncovered by Erik Thorsby that Easter Island inhabitants do have some South American DNA, lending credence to at least some of Heyerdahl's theses. His aim in mounting the Kon-Tiki expedition was to show, by using only the materials and technologies available to those people at the time, that there were no technical reasons to prevent them from having done so. Although the expedition carried some modern equipment, such as a radio, watches, charts, sextant, and metal knives, Heyerdahl argued they were incidental to the purpose of proving that the raft itself could make the journey.The Kon-Tiki expedition was funded by private loans, along with donations of equipment from the United States Army. Heyerdahl and a small team went to Peru, where, with the help of dockyard facilities provided by the Peruvian authorities, they constructed the raft out of balsa logs and other native materials in an indigenous style as recorded in illustrations by Spanish conquerers. The trip began on April 28, 1947. Heyerdahl and five companions sailed the raft for 101 days over 6900 km (4,300 miles) across the Pacific Ocean before smashing into a reef at Raroia in the Tuamotu Islands on August 7, 1947. The crew made successful landfall and all returned safely.Thor Heyerdahl's book about his experience became a bestseller. It was published in Norwegian in 1948 as The Kon-Tiki Expedition: By Raft Across the South Seas, later reprinted as Kon-Tiki: Across the Pacific in a Raft. It appeared with great success in English in 1950, also in many other languages. A documentary motion picture about the expedition, also called Kon-Tiki was produced from a write-up and expansion of the crew's filmstrip notes and won an Academy Award in 1951. It was directed by Thor Heyerdahl and edited by Olle Nordemar. The voyage was also chronicled in the documentary TV-series The Kon-Tiki Man: The Life and Adventures of Thor Heyerdahl, directed by Bengt Jonson.The original Kon-Tiki raft is now on display in the Kon-Tiki Museum in Oslo.