The film records a strange trip pass 4,300 miles of the Pacific Ocean made by Thor Heyerdahl, a Norwegian young explorer. In 1937, while traveling to the Marquesas Islands, Thor Heyerdahl came up with a suggestion of contemporary scientists ridiculed.
5 January 1984, Kaposvár, Hungary
6 June 1968, Toledo, Ohio, USA
20 May 1980, Kristiansand, Norway
8 August 1980, Freiburg, Germany
12 November 1980, Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden
16 October 1955, Copenhagen, Denmark
1968
1961, Columbus, Ohio, USA
24 December 1997, Kristiansand, Norway
May 09, 2017
Thrilling adaptation of classic book has lots of peril.May 16, 2013
How much is fiction and how much is deliberate confusion?May 16, 2013
Upbeat and less exciting than you might wish, though it could be a good adventure film for older kids.May 17, 2013
Kon-Tiki is a widescreen man-against-nature epic, beautifully shot and boasting seamless, stunning visual effects.May 15, 2013
A thrilling introduction to one of the more remarkable adventures of the post-World War II world.December 21, 2014
Considering we all know the outcome, the levels of tension remain impressive, while an atmosphere of melancholy tempers even the most triumphant moments.December 19, 2014
It is beautifully shot and has the same fierce intelligence about it that you find in its producer's other epic "quest" movies.December 22, 2014
Directors Joachim Rønning and Espen Sandberg certainly seize the opportunity to deliver a spirited high seas adventure, taking some creative liberties along the way, but remaining true to the spirit of the times and the participants.December 24, 2014
While requiring little effort to get immersed in this tale, such is the strength of this compelling story - if there is one thing to take away from proceedings, it's that it is worth catching this in its original, more authentic form.December 19, 2014
The wacky, amateurish derring-do of the six-man crew, led by the lanky, floppy haired Pål Sverre Valheim Hagen as the ethnographer Heyerdahl, is astounding.May 17, 2013
"Kon-Tiki" is awesome in the true sense of the word: You sit in awe of the bravery, audacity, stupidity and natural power on display. Ah, to imagine and dream. And to go forth.May 03, 2013
The characters don't register as much more than genre archetypes, but that doesn't spoil the fun, since the filmmakers re-create the journey in such vivid detail.