| The Tunnel | |
| Native Name: | |
| Director: | Pål Øie |
| Producer: | Einar Loftesnes John Einar Hagen |
| Starring: | Thorbjørn Harr Ingvild Holthe Bygdnes |
| Music: | Martin Todsharow Lars Löhn |
| Cinematography: | Sjur Aarthun |
| Production Companies: | Nordisk Film |
| Runtime: | 105 minutes |
| Country: | Norway |
| Language: | Norwegian |
The Tunnel (Norwegian: Tunnelen) is a 2019 Norwegian disaster thriller film directed by Pål Øie.[1] The film follows the WSV driver Stein, played by Thorbjørn Harr, during a tunnel fire in a 9 kilometer long road tunnel.[2]
During The Kanon Award 2019, the film won the Audience Award and was also nominated in the category to Best Producer (John Einar Hagen and Einar Loftesnes) and Best Sound Design (Hugo Ekornes).[3] [4] During the Amanda Award 2020, Ingvild Holthe Bygdnes won the class for Best Supporting Actress for the film.[5]
At Christmas a tanker truck crashes in a Norwegian tunnel, causing a big fire to break out. Elise the daughter of volunteer firefighter Stein Berge is trapped with many other people in the tunnel. Now Stein and his colleagues try to save everyone.
According to the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, of critics have given the film a positive review based on reviews, with an average rating of .[6]