The story of legendary explorer Thor Heyerdal's epic 4,300 miles crossing of the Pacific on a balsa wood raft in 1947, in an effort prove it was possible for South Americans to settle in Polynesia in pre-Columbian times.
Director: Espen Sandberg
Starring: Agnes Kittelsen, Anders Baasmo Christiansen, Gustaf Skarsgård, Jakob Oftebro, Odd Magnus Williamson, Pål Sverre Valheim Hagen & Tobias Santelmann
Reviews:
Certified Fresh on Rotten Tomatoes
"A well-crafted retelling of an epic true story, Kon Tiki is a throwback to old-school adventure filmmaking that's exciting and entertaining in spite of its by-the-book plotting."
New York Daily News
Reviewed by: Joe Neumaier
This terrific film certainly contains the spark of discovery.
Time Out New York
Reviewed by: Joshua Rothkopf
Directors Joachim Rønning and Espen Sandberg are unusually committed to maritime mechanics, and the excitement grows as steadily as the sailors’ beards.
Chicago Sun-Times
Reviewed by: Bill Zwecker
Kon-Tiki reminds us how important it is to expand our horizons by making discoveries, exploring new worlds and pushing ourselves to the absolute limits of human endurance.
Movie Nation
Reviewed by: Roger Moore
Kon-Tiki is a grand old school yarn with enough drama and dramatic incidents to make even Indiana Jones envious at the adventure of it all.
NPR
Reviewed by: Ian Buckwalter
There's no denying its status as a rousing and thoroughly enjoyable Old Hollywood-style adventure
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