The studio that brought us The Wave (2015) and The Quake (2018) is at it again. The North Sea is both the title and the subject of Fantefilm’s next feature film—specifically, the oil- and gas-drilling rigs located there. Although we don’t have a plot summary yet, I’m guessing that Something Goes Wrong in spectacular fashion. […]
Norwegian Thriller Sold at Cannes
Norway is emerging as a contender in the disaster-movie arena. Following the success of such hits as The Wave and The Quake, production company TrustNordisk has now sold distribution rights to its upcoming thriller The Tunnel (Tunnelen) to several countries at the recent Marche du Cannes. These include France, Germany, Russia, Austria, German-speaking Switzerland, Poland, […]
Trailer: The Quake (Skjelvet) (2018)
All of this has happened before, and all of this will happen again… In 1904, Oslo was devastated by an earthquake measuring 5.4 on the Richter scale. What would happen if a much larger quake hit today, where 1.5 million people now live? From the people who brought you 2015’s hit The Wave, The Quake tells the […]
The Quake, Successor to The Wave, Gets North American Distributor
The Wave (2018) was the first true Norwegian disaster movie, and it was a good one. The same group is now bringing us their next effort, The Quake (Skjelvet). Inspired by an actual earthquake that shook Oslo in 1904, The Quake tells the story of a group of everyday people whose lives are changed forever by […]