Toronto Deals: Magnolia Picks Up Norway Oscar Entry 'The Wave'

Roar Uthaug's Norwegian Oscar entry, disaster thriller, "The Wave" premieres tonight at the Toronto International Film Festival. Based on the 1934 real-life tsunami in Norway’s Tafjord that killed 40 people, the Nordic disaster movie opened last month’s Norwegian International Film Festival in Haugesund (August 16) and opened in Norway August 28 to strong box office. It's already the best domestic performer of the year, beating "Minions" and "Fast & Furious 7." Written by John Kåre Raake and Harald Rosenløw Eeg, the story focuses on a geologist who sends the alarm that a tsunami will hit in ten minutes. Kristoffer Joner, Ane Dahl...

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