The Tunnel (Norwegian: Tunnelen) is a 2019 Norwegian disaster thriller film directed by Pål Øie.[1] The film follows the WSV driver Stein, played by Thorbjørn Harr, during a tunnel fire in a 9 kilometer long road tunnel.[2]
| The Tunnel | |
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 Official film poster | |
| Norwegian | Tunnelen |
| Directed by | Pål Øie |
| Written by | Kjersti Helen Rasmussen |
| Produced by | Einar Loftesnes John Einar Hagen |
| Starring | Thorbjørn Harr Ingvild Holthe Bygdnes |
| Cinematography | Sjur Aarthun |
| Music by | Martin Todsharow Lars Löhn |
Production company | |
Release date |
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Running time | 105 minutes |
| Country | Norway |
| Language | Norwegian |
During The Kanon Award 2019, the film won the Audience Award and was also nominated in the category to Best Producer (John Einar Hagen and Einar Loftesnes) and Best Sound Design (Hugo Ekornes).[3][4] During the Amanda Award 2020, Ingvild Holthe Bygdnes won the class for Best Supporting Actress for the film.[5]
Plot
editAt Christmas a tanker truck crashes in a Norwegian tunnel, causing a big fire to break out. Elise the daughter of volunteer firefighter Stein Berge is trapped with many other people in the tunnel. Now Stein and his colleagues try to save everyone.
Cast
edit- Thorbjørn Harr as Stein
- Ylva Lyng Fuglerud as Elise
- Lisa Carlehed as Ingrid
- Ingvild Holthe Bygdnes as Andrea
- Peter Førde as Kurt
- Mikkel Bratt Silset as Ivar
- Per Egil Aske as Christian
- Jan Gunnar Røise as Gunnar
- Silje Breivik as Mia
Reception
editCritical response
editAccording to the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 65% of critics have given the film a positive review based on 20 reviews, with an average rating of 6/10.[6]
References
edit- ^ Loayza, Beatrice (April 8, 2021). "'The Tunnel' Review: Fire in the Hole". The New York Times. Retrieved April 11, 2021.
- ^ "Tunnelen". p3.no (in Norwegian). December 17, 2019. Retrieved March 5, 2021.
- ^ ""Barn", "Håp" og "Ut og stjæle hester" fikk flest Kanonpriser". rushprint.no (in Norwegian). March 5, 2020. Retrieved March 5, 2021.
- ^ "Her er de nominerte til Kanonprisen 2020 – Håp og Barn leder an". montages.no (in Norwegian). March 2, 2020. Retrieved March 5, 2021.
- ^ ""Barn" satt Amanda-rekord". dagbladet.no (in Norwegian). August 14, 2020. Retrieved March 5, 2021.
- ^ "The Tunnel (2019)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved October 30, 2021.
External links
edit- The Tunnel at IMDb
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