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Pioneer

Pionér

2013 · Film · 106 min

Directed by Erik Skjoldbjærg

Thriller

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, obsessed with reaching the bottom of the Norwegian Sea 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.

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  1. Neutralzhte415Aug 26, 2014

    As is the movie Pioneer. Quite horrific experiences. In Norwegian and English, about former fishermen who laid the first North Sea oil pipe.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pioneer_%28film%29

    60+ reported to have died, and diving at that depth has since been disallowed.