PIONEER
SYNOPSIS
PIONEER is set in the early 80's, at 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 is obsessed with reaching the bottom of the Norwegian Sea. Along with his brother Knut he 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.
| DIRECTOR | Erik Skjoldbjærg |
| YEAR | 2013 |
| STATUS | completed |
| FESTIVALS AWARDS | Toronto Special Presentation 2013 |
| CAST | Aksel Hennie Stephanie Sigman Jonathan LaPaglia Wes Bentley Stephan Lang Ane Dahl Torp André Eriksen Jørgen Langhelle David A. Jørgensen Eirik Stubø Endre Hellestveit |
| CO PRODUCTION WITH | a Friland Produksjon – Pandora Film Produktion - Garagefilm international – Nordisk film - Film I Väst- Mrp Matila Röhr Productions – Les Films D´Antoine co-production |
| SUPPORTED BY | Norsk Filminstitutt- Eurimages- Nordisk film & tv fond- Filmstiftung NRW- Filmförderung HSH- Svensk Filminstitutt- Finnish Film Fundation- MEDIA Program of the europenan union- Centre National Du Cinéma et de L´image Animèe in collaboration with Nordisk Film Distribusjon- ZDF/ Arte- Arte France Cinéma- Trust Nordisk- Filmkraft Invest- Chimney Pot- Film Factory- NRK- SVT- YLE |
| WORLD SALES | Trust Nordisk |
| GERMAN DISTRIBUTOR | Farbfilm |
| LENGTH | 107 min |
| FORMAT | Digital 2K Alexa cinemascope colour Dolby Digital 5.1. |
| SHOOTING LOCATION | Schweden Norway Germany |
| ORIGINAL LANGUAGE | English, Norwegian |
| PRODUCERS | Christian Fredrik Martin Raimond Goebel Mimmi Spång Rebecka Lafrenz Jessica Ask Marko Röhr Ilkka Matila Antoine Simkine Lone Korslund |
| WRITERS | Hans Gunnarsson Cathinka Nicolaysen Kathrine Valen Zeiner Erik Skjoldbjærg Nikolaj Frobenius |
| CASTING | Celine Ingebrigtsen, Avy Kaufman |
| DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY | Jallo Kekarainen Faber, FSF |
| PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT | Petter J. Borgli |
| EDITING | Frida Eggum Michaelsen |
| MUSIC | AIR |
| SOUND | Hennric Andersson Frédéric Le Louët |
| ART DIRECTION | Karl Júlíusson |
| COSTUMES | Anne Pedersen |
| MAKE UP HAIR | Linda Boije af Gennäs |
| SOUNDTRACK AVAILABLE | yes |
| DVD VIDEO AVAILABLE | n/s |
| LINKS | www.farbfilm-verleih.de/filme/pioneer.html |
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