The true story about legendary explorer Thor Heyerdahl and his epic crossing of the Pacific on a balsa wood raft in 1947, in an effort to prove it was possible for South Americans to settle in Polynesia in pre-Columbian times.
Directed by Joachim Rønning and Espen Sandberg
ocean
shark attack
pacific
raft
lost at sea
sea voyage
thor heyerdahl
kon-tiki
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3.5 / 5
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Cast
Pål Sverre Hagen
Thor Heyerdahl
Anders Baasmo Christiansen
Herman Watzinger
Tobias Santelmann
Knut Haugland
Gustaf Skarsgård
Bengt Danielsson
Odd-Magnus Williamson
Erik Hesselberg
Jakob Oftebro
Torstein Raaby
Agnes Kittelsen
Liv Heyerdahl
Manuel Cauchi
Jose Bustamente
Richard Trinder
Løytnant Lewis
Søren Pilmark
Freuchen
Peter Wight
Spinden
Jo Adrian Haavind
Journalist
Crew
Joachim Rønning
Director
Espen Sandberg
Director
Johan Söderqvist
Original Music Composer
Jeremy Thomas
Producer
Tormod Ringnes
Sound Designer
Trine Cordes Berg
Makeup Artist
Karl Júlíusson
Production Design
Allan Scott
Script Consultant
Louize Nissen
Costume Design
Bent Holm
Sound Effects Editor
Aslaug Konradsdottir
Script Supervisor
Stine Gudmundsen-Holmgreen
Costume Design
Popular Reviews
76 reviews
Sean.CF
8.0★ · 12/25/25
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(They mentioned Tahiti once.)
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(They mentioned Tahiti once.)
Olli
8.0★ · 12/25/25
Sto i bakgrunnen mens jeg var hos noen men fikk med meg hele
Sto i bakgrunnen mens jeg var hos noen men fikk med meg hele
Jackson Petty
5.0★ · 11/26/25
A cautionary tale of trusting cultural anthropologists over historical linguists.
A cautionary tale of trusting cultural anthropologists over historical linguists.
Jonathan Tolfsby
9.0★ · 09/12/24
Legendary movie.
Legendary movie.
Greg Mako
4.0★ · 07/28/24
I’m an avid Letterboxd user and it took me 5 days to log this. Think that says it all.
I’m an avid Letterboxd user and it took me 5 days to log this. Think that says it all.
