If you want to know about the kon tiki, read thor heyerdals log book instead. Pal sverre hagen, anders baasmo christiansen, tobias santelmann year. The film is an international coproduction between norway, denmark, germany, sweden, and the united kingdom. Kontiki also stars anders baasmo christiansen, oddmagnus williamson, tobias santelmann and gustaf skarsgard, son of stellan skarsgard and younger brother of true bloods alexander skarsgard. Jakob oftebro left as torstein and tobias santelmann as knut in kontiki, producer jeremy thomas take on thor heyerdahls 1947 voyage across the.
Actors jakob oftebro, agnes kittelsen and tobias santelmann attend the kontiki premiere during the 2012 toronto international film festival on september 7, 2012 in toronto, canada. Kontiki drama in 1947, the world is gripped with excitement as the young norwegian adventurer thor heyerdahl embarks on an astonishing expedition a journey of 4,300 nautical miles across the pacific ocean on the kontiki raft. Jul 28, 20 still of jakob oftebro and tobias santelmann in kontiki the weinstein co. Though mildly interesting, the true story of kontiki, or at least this reenactment, is also mildly boring, and the result is rough waters. He was also the author of the book of the expedition and the narrator of the story.
Legendary explorer thor heyerdals epic 4,300mile crossing of the pacific on a balsawood raft in 1947, in an effort to prove that it was possible for south americans to settle in polynesia in precolumbian times. Tobias santelmann is a norwegian actor who was born in freiburg, germany. The kon tiki was named after the inca sun god, viracocha, and kon tiki is an old name for this god. Pal sverre hagen, anders baasmo christiansen, tobias santelmann, gustaf skarsgard, jakob oftebro, joachim. He starred in the tv crime drama grenseland and currently stars on the television series the last kingdom 20152018.
Tobias santelmann bio, wiki, net worth, dating, married. This is the story of how thor heyderdahl and five other. The actor who was nominated for academy award for the movie kontiki in 2012 is nonother than tobias santelmann. He has also had supporting roles in the films hercules 2014 and point break 2015. Pal sverre hagen, anders baasmo christiansen, tobias santelmann, gustaf skarsgard, oddmagnus williamson, agnes kittelsen. His book about the voyage sold more than 50 million copies and a 1951 documentary earned. Tobias santelmann, anders baasmo christiansen, jakob oftebro and gustaf skarsgard. Kontiki was the first hard back book i got with my own money great adventure story this cheaply made film does bring to view the book and of its kind is one of the best real life film made to date. The nonfiction book kontiki 1948 is an account of author thor heyerdahls 1947 expedition.
Sverre hagen, anders baasmo christiansen, tobias santelmann and more on american netflix from mafts newonnetflixusa with five loyal friends in tow, explorer thor heyerdahl sails a fragile balsa wood raft along an ancient path some 4,300 miles across the pacific. Do you think it shows the world that the scandinavian film industry is developing along advanced lines. The plot is overdramaed and hyped and every thing is only made to create this stupid kind of wow effect. Kon tiki had its international premiere at the toronto international film festival earlier this month. Jakob oftebro, far left, and tobias santelmann in the. The film kontiki comes in two linguistic flavors, with the cast. Nov 07, 2012 weinstein company acquires rights to kontiki. In a dangerous seafaring adventure, six men sail from peru to polynesia on a fragile balsa wood raft, risking their lives for an idea that could change history. Kontiki directors discuss the making of their offshore. Far better than it ought to be, kontiki is a norwegian mainly dramatisation of thor. May 04, 2017 tobias santelmann is a norwegian actor who was born in freiburg, germany, on 8 august 1980.
Kon tiki star tobias santelmann joins northman sandberg. Rutger hauer, american horror story, ripper street. The role of thor heyerdahl is played by pal sverre hagen. Kontiki is a 2012 historical drama film directed by joachim ronning and espen sandberg. Kontiki, by thor heyerdahl, is one of my alltime favorite books, but this movie, alas, did not live up to the book s standards. Thor heyerdahl, a norwegian zoologist, explains how he develops a theory on how the pacific islands were originally. Sep 19, 2018 tobias santelmann is a norwegian actor, who was born in germany but moved when he was a child. View the profiles of people named tobias santelmann. Kontiki is not only the name of this film, its also the name of the book michael moore mentioned, written by heyerdahl, as well as the raft itself. The huge popularity of the book and the oscarwinning documentary about the voyage. The true story of thor heyerdahls legendary kon tiki voyage is captured in this academy award and golden globenominated film. Six guys in a raft, scary sharks and a whole lot of. His family moved to norway when he was one year old.
Do you think it shows the world that the scandinavian film industry is. Kon tiki drama in 1947, the world is gripped with excitement as the young norwegian adventurer thor heyerdahl embarks on an astonishing expedition a journey of 4,300 nautical miles across the pacific ocean on the kon tiki raft. Magnus williamson jakob oftebro tobias santelmann gustaf skarsgard agnes kittelsen. May 02, 20 torstein jakob oftebro knut tobias santelmann go fishing in kontiki. Feb 19, 20 tobias santelmann, who stars as one of the brawny sailors on thor heyerdahls raft in norways oscarnominated kontiki, has been cast as viking leader asbjorn in northmen a. He grew up in lindesnes before later relocating to oslo and trained at the norwegian national theatre. Tobias santelmann bio, wiki, net worth, dating, married, wife. In 1947, he and five other men crossed the pacific ocean in a balsa wood raft, proving that precolumbian south americans could have crossed the sea and settled the polynesian islands. Tobias santelmann, who stars as one of the brawny sailors on thor heyerdahls raft in norways oscarnominated kontiki, has been cast as viking leader asbjorn in northmen a. Two versions of kontiki in two different lanugages. Pal sverre hagen, anders baasmo christiansen, gustaf skarsgard, tobias santelmann, oddmagnus williamson. The kontiki was named after the inca sun god, viracocha, and kontiki is an old name for this god.
Kontiki had its international premiere at the toronto international film festival earlier this month. The film has the crew worrying about getting sucked into the galapagos maelstrom, with a book shown that purportedly illustrates the maelstrom. His professional life is known to all his fans and followers, but his personal life is on the dark side of the moon. With pal sverre hagen, anders baasmo christiansen, gustaf skarsgard, oddmagnus williamson. Pal hagen anders baasmo christiansen gustaf skarsgard jacob oftebro tobias santelmann oddmagnus. He is best known for starring in the academy awardnominated film kon tiki 2012. He is best known for starring in the academy awardnominated film kontiki 2012. This study guide consists of approximately 44 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of kontiki. Anders baasmo christiansen, tobias santelmann, pal sverre valheim. He is the man who has worked in eight movies and nine tv series including netflix webseries borderliner. The cast of the upcoming film about the kontiki expedition. Tobias santelmann is a norwegian actor who was born in freiburg, germany, on 8 august 1980.
Mar 06, 2018 the actor who was nominated for academy award for the movie kontiki in 2012 is nonother than tobias santelmann. This study guide consists of approximately 44 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of kon tiki. Kontiki establishes heyerdahl pal sverre hagen as a born risktaker in a childhood. A whirlwind christmas romance builds as cynical dash and optimistic lily trade notes in a book they pass back and forth in locations. The screenplay for the movie was written by norwegian writer petter skavian with scottish screenwriter allan scott as a consultant. Buy kontiki dvd hagen, pal sve 2012 from amazons movies store.
Being born in south west germany, tobias moved to norway when he was one year old to the south norway. Starring pal hagen, anders baasmo christiansen, tobias santelmann, gustaf skarsgard, agnes kittelsen. Kontiki 2012 gustaf skarsgard and jakob oftebro in kontiki 2012 tobias santelmann in kontiki 2012 pal sverre hagen in kontiki 2012. Still of jakob oftebro and tobias santelmann in kontiki the weinstein co.
Two versions of kontiki in two different lanugages the new. Other castmembers include emily cox circle of life, matthew macfadyen anna karenina, ian hart boardwalk empire, the bridge, tobias santelmann kontiki, thomas w. Kontiki star tobias santelmann joins northman sandberg. Tobias santelmann is a norwegian actor, who was born in germany but moved when he was a child. Apr 14, 20 the film kontiki comes in two linguistic flavors, with the cast shuttling between english and norwegian to shoot two versions of the movie at the same time. Kontiki may use a great deal of artistic license, but it makes for an adventure, says tim robey. Pal sverre hagen, anders baasmo christiansen, tobias santelmann, gustaf skarsgard. He grew up in the far south of norway lindesnes and moved to oslo when he was 16 years old. Kontiki is a 2012 historical drama film directed by joachim ronning and espen sandberg about the 1947 kontiki expedition. Kon tiki across the pacific by raft thor heyerdahl. Kontiki the voyage of the kontiki was one of the greatest diy experiments of the 20th century, proving that six young scientists, using primitive technology and sheer foolhardy belief, could. Sverre hagen, anders baasmo christiansen, tobias santelmann and more on american netflix from mafts newonnetflixusa with five loyal friends in tow, explorer thor heyerdahl sails a fragile balsa wood raft along. 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. Get premium, high resolution news photos at getty images.
Tobias santelmann graduated from the oslo national academy of dramatic arts khio in 2006. The film kontiki comes in two linguistic flavors, with the cast shuttling between english and norwegian to shoot two versions of the movie at the same time. Tobias santelmann in kontiki 2012 gustaf skarsgard and jakob oftebro in. The actors are posed in the same positions as the men theyll be playing, in the historic picture below.
Torstein jakob oftebro knut tobias santelmann go fishing in kontiki. Part of the problem was the lead, pal sverre hagen. Tobias santelmann born august 8, 1980 is a germanborn norwegian actor. Theres absolutely no need to do this when you have such a really bad film made on motive of great book. Join facebook to connect with tobias santelmann and others you may know. Language picture at this years oscars, norwegian import kontiki chronicles. The book captures its unique experimental caution, courage, unexpected problems and delights far far more. Think moana meets the mercy, with norwegians at the helm, and youll have some idea what. Kontiki, by thor heyerdahl, is one of my alltime favorite books, but this movie, alas. Ok, but do, do read the book first, our even instead. Think moana meets the mercy, with norwegians at the helm, and youll have some idea what to expect, though minus the.
Tobias santelmann as knut haugland, the crews radio expert and a decorated. Two versions of kontiki in two different lanugages the. Weinstein company acquires rights to kontiki deadline. Jakob oftebro left as torstein and tobias santelmann as knut in kontiki, producer jeremy thomas. In 1947, he and five other men crossed the pacific ocean in a balsa wood raft, proving that precolumbian south americans could have. Based on the academy awardwinning documentary, kon tiki is the story of legendary norwegian explorer thor heyerdahl.
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