Inside ‘The Wave,’ a thrillingly intense film by Roar Uthaug, and Norway’s submission for the Best Foreign Film Oscar. Dear Hollywood, this is how it’s done.
The film the Norwegian tourism board can’t possibly want anyone to see, The Wave delivers the sort of expert disaster thrills that are sure to dissuade many from ever wanting to visit the picturesque county—or, at least, any of its small hamlets nestled between its imposing mountain ranges.