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''The Wave'' () is a 2015 Norwegian disaster film directed by Roar Uthaug. It was Norway's official submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 88th Academy Awards but failed to be nominated. The movie depicts the Åkerneset crevice collapsing in Møre og Romsdal, creating an avalanche resulting in an tall tsunami that destroys everything in its path. A sequel titled '' The Quake'' (), directed by John Andreas Andersen, was released on 31 August 2018. Plot Geologist Kristian Eikjord is working his final day in Geiranger before moving to Stavanger with his family, when sensors on the mountain indicate groundwater has disappeared at Åkerneset. While waiting for the ferry with his children, Sondre and Julia, while his wife Idun works a few more days at the town hotel, Kristian has an epiphany and rushes back to the geology center, leaving his children in the car. He and his coworker Jacob investigate the crevice and find that the sensor wires have sna ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roar Uthaug
Roar Uthaug (born August 25, 1973) is a Norwegian film director. He graduated from the Norwegian Film School in 2002. Career Uthaug's graduation film ''The Martin Administration'' was the second Norwegian student-film in history to be nominated by AMPAS (the Academy of Motion Pictures, Arts and Science) for the Student Academy Awards. Working at the Norwegian production company Fantefilm, Uthaug has directed numerous commercials for Norwegian TV, and music videos for Gåte, Furia, Unni Wilhelmsen and Vidar Busk. His feature debut ''Fritt Vilt'' (''Cold Prey'') was released in Norway on October 13, 2006. His notable feature was the 2015 disaster film, ''The Wave (2015 film), The Wave''. In 2018, Uthaug directed ''Tomb Raider (film), Tomb Raider'', the reboot of the film franchise, which was released on March 16, 2018 starring Alicia Vikander as Lara Croft. In 2022, he directed the film, ''Troll (2022), Troll''. It was released on Netflix on December 1, 2022. Filmography Short ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geologist
A geologist is a scientist who studies the structure, composition, and History of Earth, history of Earth. Geologists incorporate techniques from physics, chemistry, biology, mathematics, and geography to perform research in the Field research, field and the laboratory. Geologists work in the Energy industry, energy and mining sectors to exploit Natural resource, natural resources. They monitor environmental hazards such as earthquakes, volcanoes, tsunamis and landslides. Geologists are also important contributors to climate change discussions. History James Hutton is often viewed as the first modern geologist. In 1785 he presented a paper entitled ''Theory of the Earth'' to the Royal Society of Edinburgh. In his paper, he explained his theory that the Earth must be much older than had previously been supposed to allow enough time for mountains to be eroded and for sediments to form new rocks at the bottom of the sea, which in turn were raised up to become dry land. Hutton pub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
