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Kon-Tiki (2012 film)

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Kon-Tiki
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Joachim Rønning Espen Sandberg
Produced by	Jeremy Thomas Aage Aaberge
Written by	Petter Skavlan [no]
Starring	Pål Sverre Hagen Anders Baasmo Christiansen Tobias Santelmann Gustaf Skarsgård Odd-Magnus Williamson Jakob Oftebro Agnes Kittelsen
Music by	Johan Söderqvist
Cinematography	Geir Hartly Andreassen
Edited by	Per-Erik Eriksen Martin Stoltz
Production company	Nordisk Film Film i Väst Recorded Picture Company DCM Productions Roenbergfilm
Distributed by	Nordisk Film
Release date	24 August 2012
Running time	119 minutes[1] (Norwegian language) 114 minutes[2] (English language)
Country	Norway Denmark Germany Sweden United Kingdom
Language	Norwegian English
Budget	93 million NOK (c. US$15.5 million)[3]
Box office	$22.8 million[4]

Kon-Tiki is a 2012 historical drama film directed by Joachim Rønning and Espen Sandberg about the 1947 Kon-Tiki expedition. The film was mainly shot on the island of Malta. The role of Thor Heyerdahl is played by Pål Sverre Hagen. The film is an international co-production between Norway, Denmark, Germany, Sweden, and the United Kingdom.

It was the highest-grossing film of 2012 in Norway and the country's most expensive production to date.^[5] The film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 85th Academy Awards.^[6] It is Norway's fifth Academy Award nomination.^[7] The film was also nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 70th Golden Globe Awards.^[8] It is the first time a Norwegian film has been nominated for both an Oscar and a Golden Globe.^[9]