The story of legendary explorer Thor Heyerdal’s epic 4,300 miles crossing of the Pacific on a balsa wood raft in 1947, in an effort prove it was possible for South Americans to settle in Polynesia in pre-Columbian times.
Festivals:
Amanda Awards – Best Production Design, nominated for Best Film, Best Directing, Best Cinematography, Best Editing, Best Actor, Best Special Effects, Best Sound; Golden Globes – nominated for Best Foreign Language Film; nominated for Oscars as a Best Foreign Film.
Joachim Rønning