August 28, 2015 (Norway)
The Wave (Norwegian: Bølgen) 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 80-metre (260 ft) tall tsunami that destroys everything in its path. A sequel titled The Quake (Norwegian: Skjelvet), directed by John Andreas Andersen, was released on 31 August 2018. The third installment The Burning Sea was released 25 February 2022.
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A geologist and his family live near a scenic mountain pass in Norway. When it collapses, an 85-meter tidal wave descends upon them, threatening their existence.
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