(Dagbladet): Great film “wave”, directed by Roar Uthaug, the Norwegian Oscar candidate.
The news was announced at the film’s house by the Norwegian Oscar Committee Chairman Sindre Guldvog.
About Oscar Academy is convinced, the film can be nominated in the category “non-English-language film.”
– The best candidate
The films it stood for was “Returning”, ” The nearest, “and thus” wave “. The jury was unanimous.
– “Wave” is Norway’s first disaster film, and as a genre film with a well-written script, great director and great performances we have in the committee believe that it will make their mark in the Oscar race, says Sindre Guldvog in a press release.
“Roar Uthaug film” wave “appears in the Oscar-relationship as an exciting and original choice. After Oscar Committee opinion has the film on the tsunami disaster that affects Geiranger strong cinematic qualities, an impressive actor gallery and a Norwegian character that makes it far more than the genre film also is. The film has a compelling visuals and a compelling inner and outer drama. Combined with the script and Roar Uthaug solid auspices grip, the Oscar committee secure in his choice that “wave” is the best candidate “, said the jury.
Norwegian disaster film
Kata Store movie , starring Kristoffer Joner, Ane Dahl Torp, Jonas Oftebro and fridtjov såheim in some of the roles, was watched by a record number in the opening weekend, with 135 000 visitors.
– There are really excited to be selected as Oscar candidate. The fact that the film has been seen by so many at the cinema shows that it unites both quality and quantity, says actress Ane Dahl Torp Dagbladet.
Until now, it has been seen by 186,540 people.
«The wave» is something as rare as a Norwegian disaster film.
The action plays on something that can happen: That mountain party Åkneset, called “Dødsfjellet” colloquially, collapsing in Geiranger Fjord. Åkernesremna expands namely themselves with several centimeters per year, and is under constant surveillance.
– Disgusting
The local community have expressed their indignation for the film project.
– It is absolutely disgusting. People who live here might say that they are not afraid of the slide, since the mountain is so well monitored. But there is no one who buy houses in Hellesylt anymore. In the center, on the waterfront, just school age homestead and business. All new houses built at least one hundred meters above sea level, has Elin Stokke Hanken from Hellesylt previously said to Dagbladet.
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