Pioneer

Pioner
Director
Erik Skjoldbjærg
Country
Norway, Germany, Finland, France
Year
2013
Genre
Fiction
Scriptwriters
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
Production
Friland Produksjon AS

Storyline

Pioneer is set in the early 80s, 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.