
Kon-Tiki
The film records a strange trip pass 4,300 miles of the Pacific Ocean made by Thor Heyerdahl, a Norwegian young explorer. In 1937, while traveling to the Marquesas Islands, Thor Heyerdahl came up with a suggestion of contemporary scientists ridiculed.


















1968


24 December 1997, Kristiansand, Norway

1961, Columbus, Ohio, USA


29 January 1976, Hamar, Norway


12 January 1986, Oslo, Norway

16 October 1955, Copenhagen, Denmark






20 May 1980, Kristiansand, Norway


5 January 1984, Kaposvár, Hungary




6 June 1968, Toledo, Ohio, USA





8 August 1980, Freiburg, Germany

1950, Worthing, Sussex, England, UK






December 22, 2014
Directors Joachim Rønning and Espen Sandberg certainly seize the opportunity to deliver a spirited high seas adventure, taking some creative liberties along the way, but remaining true to the spirit of the times and the participants.
May 17, 2013
"Kon-Tiki" is awesome in the true sense of the word: You sit in awe of the bravery, audacity, stupidity and natural power on display. Ah, to imagine and dream. And to go forth.
May 03, 2013
The characters don't register as much more than genre archetypes, but that doesn't spoil the fun, since the filmmakers re-create the journey in such vivid detail.
December 21, 2014
Considering we all know the outcome, the levels of tension remain impressive, while an atmosphere of melancholy tempers even the most triumphant moments.
May 09, 2017
Thrilling adaptation of classic book has lots of peril.
May 17, 2013
Kon-Tiki is a widescreen man-against-nature epic, beautifully shot and boasting seamless, stunning visual effects.
May 16, 2013
How much is fiction and how much is deliberate confusion?
December 24, 2014
While requiring little effort to get immersed in this tale, such is the strength of this compelling story - if there is one thing to take away from proceedings, it's that it is worth catching this in its original, more authentic form.
December 19, 2014
The wacky, amateurish derring-do of the six-man crew, led by the lanky, floppy haired Pål Sverre Valheim Hagen as the ethnographer Heyerdahl, is astounding.
May 15, 2013
A thrilling introduction to one of the more remarkable adventures of the post-World War II world.
December 19, 2014
It is beautifully shot and has the same fierce intelligence about it that you find in its producer's other epic "quest" movies.
May 16, 2013
Upbeat and less exciting than you might wish, though it could be a good adventure film for older kids.