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The Burning Sea

2021 · 104 min

A tense, immersive disaster thriller that keeps you on edge with mounting environmental stakes and human cost.

Directed by
John Andreas Andersen
Genres
Action, Thriller, Drama
Starring
Kristine Kujath Thorp, Henrik Bjelland, Rolf Kristian Larsen
Tagline
The biggest disaster lies ahead of us.
Overview
An oil platform dramatically goes down on the Norwegian coast, and researchers try to find out what happened when they realize this is just the start of something even more serious.

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Directed by
John Andreas Andersen
Genres
Action, Thriller, Drama
Starring
Kristine Kujath Thorp, Henrik Bjelland, Rolf Kristian Larsen
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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • environment
  • corruption
  • family
  • grief
Places
  • sea
  • workplace
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror3
Humour1
Realism7
Romance1
Tension8
Darkness6
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Details

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action, thriller, drama
Directed by
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Written by
Lars Gudmestad, Harald Rosenløw-Eeg
Starring
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Johannes Ringen, Johan Söderqvist
Cinematography
Pål Ulvik Rokseth
Runtime
104 min
Country
Norway
Languages
Norwegian

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