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Film · 2018

The Quake

Original titleSkjelvet

Directed by John Andreas Andersen · starring Kristoffer Joner and Ane Dahl Torp

  • 1 h 46 min
  • Action · Drama · Thriller
  • Norway
  • 5.9 AverageMovieNCo
  • 5.0 Users1 vote
  • 6.8 Critics4 reviews
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Synopsis

'The Quake', also know by its original title: 'Skjelvet', is a Norwegian disaster film. This movie is a sequel to 2015's 'The Wake', 'Bølgen', another disaster film about a huge wave. This time, the main character from 'The Wave' will see himself involved on another extreme situation when an earhtquake of 9 points on the Richter scale shakes the entire city of Oslo, Norway's capital city. Just when Norwegian geologist Kristian Eikjord was starting to bring his life back together, as he thought that both him and his family where safe far from the coast, a group of earthquakes experts that he is part of discover that a huge quake is about to take place, ¿will Kristian manage to safe his family once again?

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The essentials

Runtime
106 min1 hour and 46 minutes
How long is The Quake?
1 hour and 46 minutes (106 minutes).
Who directed The Quake?
John Andreas Andersen.
Who is in The Quake?
It stars Kristoffer Joner and Ane Dahl Torp.
Where can I watch The Quake?
In the UK you can watch it on free on Prime Video and on rent on Apple TV.
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Cast

Full cast (5)
Director
John Andreas Andersen
Writers
John Kåre Raake, Harald Rosenløw-Eeg

Photos and posters

All 6 photos

Reviews

All 4 reviews
5.0 1 vote

What the critics say average 6.8 from 4

  • 8.4 VultureBilge Ebiri The destruction in 'The Quake' is more total, more hopeless, and more convincing [...] by the time it fades out, we?re not at all convinced that things will ever be okay again. Read
  • 7.0 The Hollywood ReporterFrank Scheck 'The Quake' make not make any fresh waves, but it's a solid entry in a tired genre. Read
  • 6.3 VarietyDennis Harvey There?s nothing terribly profound or innovative about what 'The Quake' achieves. But like 'The Wave' before it, it?s just intelligent and serious enough to give you your escapist cake. Read

Soundtrack

All 2 songs
  1. Castle in the SkyAlfred Hall Spotify
  2. Ashes Spotify

Trivia

  • Sequel

    This film is a sequel to 'The Wave' ('Bølgen'), another disaster film.

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