He always had a presence when we grew up, and Espen and I, we started making films together when we were about ten years old, actually. We’re from a small town in the south of Norway, and it’s only ten minutes away from where Thor Heyerdahl comes from. Ronning: Well the story of Kon-Tiki and Thor Heyerdahl’s voyage across the Pacific always had a presence. If you made it as a fiction movie, it’d be too unbelievable. THR: I know it’s a true story, but it’s almost too insane to be true. Just making a film about the adventure was a massive feat, and in a recent chat, the pair told The Hollywood Reporter about the crazy production. Now, nearly 65 years since the first journey, the trip has been re-created in a film by Norwegian directors Joachim Ronning and Espen Sandberg the movie was nominated for an Oscar earlier this year, and is now opening in American theaters. Heyerdahl became a hero and celebrity, selling 50 million copies of his book about the journey, and winning an Oscar for the documentary about his time at sea, as well. Despite all the odds, the trip was a success, a 4,300 mile journey made in 101 days with all its crew alive and well.
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