The story of adventurer Thor Heyerdahl, who crossed the Pacific Ocean in a wooden boat in 1947.

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A model adventurer: golden hair, bronze skin and eyes as emerald blue as the South Seas. In the 1940's, Norwegian explorer Thor Heyerdahl (Pål Sverre Hagen) has a crazy idea. He goes to New York to find sponsors for a new adventure: to prove that South Americans were the first to settle Polynesia, he plans to sail from Peru to the South Sea islands - 7,000 kilometers on a raft made of balsa wood. The experts laugh at him and doubt he'll make it. But soon Heyerdahl proves he has enough expertise and crazy supporters to start his adventure.

Norway's most expensive movie of all time mixes an opulent adventure with plenty of Jaws-like horror - Thor Heyerdahl and his fearless team on an South Sea expedition on a rickety raft. Suspenseful, with amazing images, although somewhat bland from an acting point of view.