PIONEER
by Erik Skjoldbjærg
synopsis
This conspiracy thriller is set in the early 80's, the beginning of the Norwegian Oil Boom. Enormous oil and gas deposits are discovered in the North Sea and the authorities aim to bring the oil ashore through a pipeline from depths of 500 meters. A professional diver, Petter, obsessed with reaching the bottom of the Norwegian Sea has the discipline, strength and courage to take on the world's most dangerous mission. But a sudden, tragic accident changes everything. Petter is sent on a perilous journey where he loses sight of who's pulling the strings. Gradually he realizes that he is in way over his head and that his life is at stake.
international title: | Pioneer |
original title: | Pionér |
country: | Norway, France, Germany, Sweden |
sales agent: | TrustNordisk |
year: | 2013 |
genre: | fiction |
directed by: | Erik Skjoldbjærg |
film run: | 106' |
release date: | NO 30/08/2013, FI 04/10/2014, IS 13/10/2013, UK 11/04/2014, IE 11/04/2014, HU 17/04/2014, NL 12/06/2014 |
screenplay: | Nikolaj Frobenius, Hans Gunnarsson, Cathinka Nicolaysen, Erik Skjoldbjærg, Kathrine Valen |
cast: | Wes Bentley, Stephen Lang, Aksel Hennie, Jonathan LaPaglia, Stephanie Sigman, Jørgen Langhelle, Ane Dahl Torp, David A. Jørgensen, Endre Hellestveit, Jerker Fahlström |
cinematography by: | Jallo Faber |
film editing: | Frida Eggum Michaelsen |
art director: | Karl Júlíusson |
costumes designer: | Anne Pedersen |
producer: | Christian Fredrik Martin |
co-producer: | Jessica Ask, Raimond Goebel, Marko Röhr, Antoine Simkine, Mimmi Spång |
production: | Friland, Les Films d'Antoine, Pandora Filmproduktion, Garagefilm International AB |
backing: | Eurimages, CNC, Arte Cinéma, Finnish Film Foundation |
distributor: | Nordisk Film Distribusjon AS, Arrow Film Distributors, Lumière, Film Europe, Film Europe s.r.o. |