In both films, her character’s instincts and resilience shine through, and she remains the moral and emotional heart of the story.
One climactic scene in particular (which we won’t spoil here) echoes the shocking moment from The Wave when Idun had to make a life-or-death decision. Dessutom är katastrofscenerna riktigt snyggt gjorda.”
Den som suktar efter fler norska katastroffilmer kan också, förutom ”Skalvet” och ”Vågen”, kolla in nervkittlande ”Tunneln” från 2019 – nu på Netflix.
Se trailern till ”Skalvet” nedan.
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What happens when Nordic noir meets Hollywood-style disaster?
Idun har separerat från Kristian och flyttat till Oslo med parets två barn. Skalvet drabbade sydöstra Norge och Bohuslän. Oförklarliga översvämningar, strömavbrott och olyckor hemsöker staden. Just search for the movie on your preferred service, often under its English title.
If you enjoyed the first film, or you're simply curious to see how a Norwegian city would cope with a natural disaster, The Quake is well worth your time.
The film draws inspiration from the 1904 Oslo earthquake, which measured 5.4 on the Richter scale and caused widespread panic.
While mild by global standards, it remains Norway’s strongest recorded quake and revealed the presence of the Oslo Rift, a long-dormant fault line beneath the region.
Geologists agree that while large quakes are rare in Norway, the potential for seismic activity in and around Oslo is not zero.
I rollerna: Kristoffer Joner, Ane Dahl Torp, Edith Haagenrud-Sande, Jonas Hoff Oftebro, Kathrine Thorborg Johansen, Per Frisch m.fl.
Just be warned.
He now works as a professional writer on all things Scandinavia.
... Originaltitel: Skjelvet.
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Netflix har just fått in den norska katastroffilmen ”Skalvet” (ibland även kallad ”Jordbävningen”) från 2018.
Norway’s second-ever blockbuster calamity film shakes things up with emotional depth, local landmarks, and surprisingly real scientific roots.
Disaster movies are usually the realm of Hollywood. Detta skalv var då med mellan 5,4 och 6,0 magnitud det starkaste jordskalv som drabbat Sverige i modern tid. Though not a massive box office hit outside Scandinavia, it performed solidly and found a wider audience through streaming platforms.
Where to Watch The Quake Today
While the film initially premiered in Norwegian cinemas with limited international screenings, The Quake is now widely available for free or to rent on streaming platforms.
Specific platforms vary depending on your location, but include Hulu, Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV, and Google Play.
What he uncovers is chilling: signs of increasing seismic activity beneath the city.
As he races to convince others that a major quake is imminent, the tension builds and, as the title suggests, the ground eventually gives way in spectacular fashion.
A Bigger Budget, a Bigger Disaster
While The Wave worked within the limitations of a tight budget by focusing on a localised threat and intimate family drama, The Quake takes a more expansive approach.
With a reported budget of around NOK 60 million (roughly double its predecessor), the film boasts a noticeable step up in visual effects, cinematography, and scale.
Seeing iconic Oslo landmarks such as the Barcode district and Oslo Central Station reduced to rubble makes for an arresting change from the usual Hollywood fare.
Även den finns nu i streamingutbudet.
Filmen bygger på ett verkligt jordbävningshot i Oslo-området. The film’s blend of scientific plausibility and dramatic license gives it an unsettling edge, especially for Norwegian viewers who know just how stable their country usually seems.
Critical Reception and International Reach
Upon its release in 2018, The Quake received mostly positive reviews.
But what happens when a Norwegian film studio decides to bring an earthquake to Oslo?
Following the surprise international success of The Wave (Bølgen) in 2015, the Norwegian disaster genre continued in 2018 with The Quake (Skjelvet), a bigger-budget, more ambitious sequel that imagined what would happen if a powerful earthquake struck the Norwegian capital.
Several years on, the film still holds up surprisingly well.
Den utspelar sig tre år efter händelserna i ”Vågen” (2015). Regisserar gör John Andreas Andersen.
En vision av ångest
Filmen mottogs väl av kritikerna, med ett Rotten Tomatoes-betyg på 85 procent.
”En vision av ångest och mardrömslika scenarier” skriver MovieZines recensent med betyget 3 av 5.
Söndagen den 23dje oktober klockan 11.27 upplevde människorna vid Svensk - Norska gränsen en jordbävning som kallas Oslofjordskalvet eller Kosteröskalvet. Let’s take a fresh look at The Quake, from its plot and cast to the real-life science behind it and how it was received both at home and abroad.
From Geiranger to Oslo
The Quake picks up three years after the events of The Wave, in which geologist Kristian Eikjord (played by Kristoffer Joner) heroically saved his family and others from a catastrophic tsunami in the fjord town of Geiranger.
Scarred by trauma and now separated from his wife Idun (Ane Dahl Torp), Kristian is living a solitary life in western Norway when he learns that a former colleague has died under mysterious circumstances in an Oslofjord tunnel.
Despite his fragile mental state, Kristian travels to Oslo to investigate.
Think San Andreas, The Day After Tomorrow, or 2012 — high-octane spectacles full of collapsing skyscrapers, chaotic CGI, and superhuman feats of survival.
Scandinavia, by contrast, is better known for brooding crime dramas and slow-burn character studies. Geologerna är oeniga, men flera studier pekar på att en ny, större jordbävning kan inträffa – frågan är bara när.
Bland skådespelarna ser vi Kristoffer Joner, Ane Dahl Torp, Jonas Hoff Oftebro, Edith Haagenrud-Sande och Kathrine Thorborg Johansen.