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Synopsis: The Norwegian explorer Thor Heyerdahl crossed the Pacific Ocean in a balsawood raft in 1947, together with five men, to prove that South Americans back in pre-Columbian times could have crossed the ocean and settled on Polynesian islands. After financing the trips with loans and donations, they set off on an epic 101-day-long trip across 8000 kilometers, while the world was waiting for the result of the trip. The film tells about the origin of the idea, the preparations, and the events on the trip. The "Kon-Tiki" was named after the Inca sun god, Viracocha, and "Kon-Tiki" is an old name for this god. Heyerdahl filmed the expedition, which later became the Academy Award winning documentary in 1951, and he wrote a book about the expedition that was translated into 70 languages and sold more than 50 millions copies around the world. Heyerdahl believed that people from South America could have settled Polynesia in pre-Columbian times, although most anthropologists now believe they did not.
Production: The Weinstein Company
  Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 12 wins & 13 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.2
Metacritic:
62
Rotten Tomatoes:
83%
PG-13
Year:
2012
118 min
$1,511,798
Website
482 Views


- Seor Heyerdahl?

- Just a glass of water, please.

Jos Bustamante.

Your Excellency.

Thank you for seeing me.

What can I do for you?

Actually, I'm here to tell you

about something I can do for you.

And what might that be?

By crossing the Pacific.

For 5,000 miles.

I will prove that Peruvian natives

were the first to settle Polynesia.

What?

Peruvians discovered Polynesia?

And how may I help you?

So the president of Peru calls the US Navy

who then tells us to come over.

We'll get everything we need.

In return, do we have to

invade Polynesia on behalf of Peru?

And you thought it was the waiter?

Soups, knives, desalination tablets,

dinghies, fish tackle, canned food...

- ... shark repellent.

- Does it work?

- What?

- The shark repellent.

That's what we want you to find out.

That's good.

How much can we fit down there?

- I've got ten so far.

- What about back there?

- It is completely full.

- That's good.

An amputation-saw...

Prepared for anything.

Are you sure about the

refrigerator seller?

Herman, how is it with those...

What have you brought, Bengt?

Besides books.

Nothing.

Except the hope that I'll finish them all.

- It's not so cramped.

- Erik. Extend your leg!

No matter what, we'll

sleep like sardines in a can.

Nothing but fish for three months.

I need another steak.

Thor, I thought about something.

What about a small test run.

Just for a few days. We'll still

be off before hurricane season.

- No, it's too risky.

- Risky?

Yes.

Besides, Tiki already tested for us.

Cheers!

- Tiki!

- Cheers to Tiki!

Cheers ...

- Excuse me.

- No, Torstein ...

Us!

Tripolantes!

No, you loco!

- Gracias!

- Salud!

This is all we have Liv.

I have faith it will be okay.

I t will be okay.

The boat!

The boat!

It's the boat, Liv!

Wait!

Wait!

No!

- No!

- Liv!

Wait!

Help!

Over here!

Over here!

Help us here!

We are leaving in a couple of hours, Liv.

I just wanted to say goodbye

to you and the boys.

Goodbye, Thor.

- I've brought lots of drugs this time.

- That's good.

- I hope you won't have to use them.

- What?

I hope you won't have to use them!

Yes yes.

So do I.

The boys say good luck.

Thank you.

And you?

Do not be mad at me, Liv.

Liv. If I make this...

everything will change.

I won't have to fight like this Liv.

I just hope that 100 days from now

the children will still have a father.

I can't hear ...

What?

Nothing, Thor.

Nothing.

I can barely hear you now.

What did you say?

Losing connection here now, Liv!

Sorry ....

Adis!

Thor, over here!

How's it going?

- We'll see.

- He's doing the best he can Thor.

- Anyone want more tomato soup?

- No thanks.

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