THE WAVE Trailer: Norway Can Make Disaster Movies, Too
Scandinavian movies aren't normally known for their blockbuster visual effects or massive scopes; they're more often acclaimed for small, effective, character-centric films, and Hollywood often ends up remaking and Americanizing those movies. But The Wave almost looks like the reverse, like Norway's attempt to make a big-budget American disaster movie. All they're missing is a scientist to stare off into the distance while comprehending a readout and quietly saying "Oh my God" in Norwegian.
Director Roar Uthaug has already been tapped to direct the new Tomb Raider movie, so we'll find out if he has what it takes when The Wave hits theaters and VOD on March 4th.
The experienced geologist Kristian Eikfjord has accepted a job offer out of town. He is getting ready to move from the city of Geiranger with his family when he and his colleagues measure small geological changes in the underground. Kristian gets worried, and his worst nightmare is about to come true when the alarm goes off and the disaster is inevitable. With less than 10 minutes to react, it becomes a race against time to save as many as possible, including his own family.