The Burning Sea
Seen it?2021 | 104 min | Action, Thriller, Drama
Monday Morning MaybeWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With a box office loss and almost no lasting buzz, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who likes to be kept guessing and action fans. If you loved Deepwater Horizon or Last Breath, start here.
- The mood
- Tense.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 44 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated PG-13. Probably too much for younger kids.
- It's in Norwegian, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesSolid
6.6 out of 10
- AwardsBelow par
1 win and 6 nominations from smaller awards and festivals
- Box office & staying powerWeak
$4 million worldwide on a $8 million budget
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 2K people sought it out in the past year, and interest is climbing
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by John Andreas Andersen
- Kristine Kujath ThorpSofia
- Henrik BjellandStian
- Rolf Kristian LarsenArthur
- Anders Baasmo ChristiansenRonny
- Bjørn FlobergWilliam Lie
- Anneke von der LippeGunn Langlo
- Ane SkumsvollBerit
- Cengiz AlJasin
- Mathilde Austegard YpsøyOil Rig Worker
- Nils Elias OlsenOdin