Thor!
It's dangerous!
Thor!
Thor, do not do it!
Thor, you have to wait!
Thor, do not do it!
You can fall in the water!
Do not do it!
- Do not do it! - Do not do it! Do not jump!
- Come back, Thor - Do not!
Thor!
Is it good?
Cold...
- I thought he was dead. - Cold...
You were tough, are not you?
- Thank God that Erik saved you. - God had nothing to do with it.
I do not know what it is that drives you to do this.
I hope you've learned a lesson -
- And can promise that you never doing something so dangerous again. You promise?
You promise?
- Smile - No, there should not be any smiling.
Just be yourself.
Monsieur!
Liv!
No smile, that is.
You look very handsome.
You will make this island famous.
It's going to be just As with Darwin and the Galapagos.
When people hear of Fatu Hiva they think of one thing: Thor Heyerdahl.
You have to turn more towards the stream.
Yes, but it's heavy.
Did not you know that the first Polynesians came from the west?
Imagine to paddle all the way from Asia against the current.
They must have had strong arms.
Yes.
Are you ok?
It goes well.
It runs fine.
Life?
Listen to it here:
"Faa-hoka is a type of pineapple from the Marquesas. "
"The first European explorers found quantities of them. "
- Same pineapple? - Yes.
That actually belongs in South America.
Perhaps it can swim?
Tei? Where did your ancestors come from?
We believe that Tiki ...
Tiki, the sun god, -
- Took us to the islands -
- From the land behind the sea.
From east? "L'est?"
Everything comes from the east.
Ocean currents, wind and sun.
Tiki navigated the sun.
Tiki!
AMERICA AND POLYNESIA:
A STUDY OF Prehistoric RELATIONS.
- How long will you be in New York? - I travel a few days.
I'm going home for Christmas.
The name is Heyerdahl. Thor Heyerdahl.
Yes You already said that.
According anthropology's Wise Men Polynesia was not populated from the east.
The show is not always right sir.
Look around you. These books are full of theories.
Written by one man, read by ten, nine of whom are in disagreement with the theory.
But my theory proves that Polynesia was settled from the east.
I've spent ten years on this dissertation.
I stayed at Fatu Hiva. I have lived my theory.
What number in line am I? How many publishers have you visited?
Barbeau and Benedict certainly Mead and Hill-Tout?
All scientists believe that the world's just waiting to hear from them.
That I'm your last hope should tell you a lot.
Yes it tells me that you are blind to new ideas.
- When you ignore the evidence ... - Listen to me!
I agree that Peru had a outstanding civilization before the Incas.
And the wind and ocean currents down there runs from east to west.
But Tiki can not have sailed to Polynesia -
- Because his people did not have boats!
But they had rafts.
Balsa rafts.
rafts!
It would have called evidence!
Would you like your theory should be accepted? Do you have the right?
Drive from Peru to Polynesia on a balsa raft!
Best of luck!
Gentlemen...
Their journal to accompany me on a raft -
- At the mercy of the wind, all the way to Polynesia.
It is further than from Chicago to Moscow.
8,000 kilometers.
You did a motor for emergencies?
No. We must surrender power and wind.
How Tiki did before us.
And what do you hope to prove this strange journey?
The world's oceans
were not barriers, but roads.
I will prove that South Americans sailed to Polynesia -
- 1500 years ago.
Even schoolboys know that Polynesia was settled from the east.
And it is my task to prove -
- That schoolchildren and those who quote them wrong.
Ancient people...
Mr Heyerdahl.
We do not print articles about Norwegians drowning in the Pacific.
This is a scientific ...
Our magazine does not intended to finance a suicide mission.
He can hardly recruit anyone for such a journey.
Approximately 12 sticks.
Store balsa sticks.
And a cabin for a crew of five
All very capable, obviously. Mast and rudder ...
There you have it
Kon-Tiki!
I spent 22 days on a raft. Torpedoed. North Atlantic, 1943.
It can neither be sailed or controlled
All you can do. Are to sit there and wait to die.
The logs are going to rub against each other ropes torn apart
And you think we end up at each their cane mercy of weather
Thanks for the chat.
Pardon You are Norwegian, right?
I could not avoid hearing what you were talking about there.
- Are you a sailor? - No. But neither are you.
It will lessen resistance considerably. We engineers can not resist.
But now a days mostly selling refrigerators. Herman Watzinger.
- Thor Heyerdahl. - And you. You're going to float about?
all indications ... all in the same direction.
It is entirely possible to drive all the way over.
Due to ocean currents. It is wind and current that is key
One month for me to finance and put in place the entire expedition.
- Can I help you? - We have an appointment.
The money in place before Christmas buy balsa ...
- You are not on the list! - Look under his name. Watzinger.
Building in March, sailing in April arrive in August -
- And hope that hurricane season starts late.
- Peter Freuchen. - We almost died. The zipper froze!
He is the captain here.
- They can not come in here - My friend from Fatu Hiva!
You look like a man who's been dumped by a glossy magazine!
Thank you.
Fear not, Heyerdahl Scientific Committees my ass.
- Right, McGregor? - Of course.
Frostbite, winter 1924
It taught me something important: Always do as the natives do, down to the smallest detail
Do not use nails if they use ropes, or if they use steel if they use bone.
It took their ancestors 1000 years to learn Listen to their advice -
- And you just might hang on to your leg.
Cheers!
I'm 32 years old.
A refrigerator salesman, a broken marriage.
And I really, really want to join the raft
If you only knew how scary it is in the refrigerator industry!
There is no one who can save us there. You see that?
Aside from that theory of yours
Captain.
You will certainly not frostbite off your leg
I want to change my ticket Oslo-min.
- Two tickets to Lima Peru - And when will you go?
- When is the next flight? - Wait a minute.
Tomorrow.
- When we travel tomorrow - Should be.
- Teddies think you're Santa Claus. - Tell him that it is not like that
You can even say. They are so excited for you to come now.
It will be so good to get you home Thor.
Yes Life, now it's like this -
- That I have not managed to finance the expedition.
So I have to actually go Peru right now.
Are not you coming home?
It has been difficult in Life. It has been very difficult.
I've been going around town begging. I can not take more.
Do not do this.
- I have, Liv. - Thor, do not do this to kids.
Do not you? If I come home now, it's over.
I spent ten years on this here Life
You can't even swim!
I ask Torstein Raaby Knut Haugland whether they will join.
- What do they know about sailing? - She not much, but they can use the radio.
And so I ask Erik. can navigate and use the sextant
You should have come home.
- Or asked me to join. - Life, Love Life.
You know I had said no. boys' sake.
Liv. Come to Tahiti.
Meet Us
Then take the boys. And then we show them Fatu Hiva.
- Ten seconds worth of conversation. - Just a moment, please Thanks.
Life?
Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas then!
Ready?
Yes.
- He! - No, I was happy!
I spent three weeks in To get here, you bastard.
This is Herman Watzinger my deputy commander.
For the simple reason that without him no one could have been supreme.
Herman this is my two fantastic radio operators.
Torstein War Hero Nervous system of asbestos.
As far as we know, he has just two weaknesses whiskey and women.
Knut Haugland. War Hero too.
Knut hates me for saying it, but I must be allowed to call him a legend
Erik Hesselberg
No legend.
But you have saved my life. Erik and I grew up together in Larvik.
Erik has a unique feature that we are going to enjoy
Erik has in fact been at sea before.
- Any Questions? - If perhaps introduce you first.
This is Thor.
A pompous, self-centered screw But a very good leader
And because he is, we will do Tiki it did before 1500 years ago.
We will build a raft.
- And ... - And drive into the sunset.
Where is the raft?
It sits on.
Here you are.
- That's what we are going to build? - It is.
Just it. We use the same approach -
- And the same materials that Tiki did 1500 years ago.
This is extremely important. It all depends of it. Do all that in mind?
We're going to need a lot of equipment
We do. And when the money comes, We buy what we need.
Thor Heyerdahl?
- Yes. - My name is Bengt Danielsson.
- I'm a little busy right now. - I saw this yesterday.
And now you tell me that we going to sink after two weeks.
Or what do you think, giant squid?
Thought I'd show you how to mount the camera.
Like that!
- You're a photographer? - No. Ethnographer.
- Back from a year Amazon - But you can use the camera?
Take me, I'll show you.
Señor Heyerdahl have you got a minute?
Señor Real! It was lovely breakfast today.
- Huevos con tortillas are. - The bill comes.
I'm still waiting the money from the U.S.
- But it has been three weeks. - I know. I know.
Just a few more days. Thank you very much. Thanks
You can earn a part of a documentary. If it is well made
Let me guess. There was no money.
Your Excellency, thank De ...
Your Excellency, thank you for ...
- Señor Heyerdahl? - A glass of water, please.
José Bustamante.
Your Excellency thanks for that you would see me.
- How can I help you? - It's me who can help you.
How?
By crossing the Pacific. 8000 km
I will prove Peru natives first populated Polynesia.
What? Was it Peru natives who discovered Polynesia?
How can I help them?
So calling the President to the Canadian Navy -
- That says we should get everything we need
In return, we must invade Polynesia on behalf of Peru?
And you thought it was the waiter?
... Soup. Knives, dinghies, fishing nets canning, shark repellant ...
- Does it work? Shark repellant? - There shall ye find.
It is good How much do we need there?
- Now I have ten pieces. - Back there, then?
- It is completely full. - It is good
Amputation-saw, yes
Prepared for anything
Are you sure about the refrigerator seller?
- Do I.? - No, that's okay.
Herman, how is it with the ...
- What are you taking other than books? - Nothing.
Beyond the hope I prefer to ferment all.
There is much more space with us
- It's not so cramped. - Erik. Extend your leg!
We stand to sleep that sardine can.
Nothing else than fish in three months. I think I must have a steak.
Thor, I thought about one thing.
What about a trial?
Just a few days We're still off in time.
- No, it's too risky - Risky?
Yes Moreover, the Tiki taken test ride.
Cheers!
- Tiki! - Cheers to Tiki!
Cheers...
- Excuse me. - No, Torstein...
Us! Tripolantes!
No, you are "loco!"
- "Gracias!" - "Salud!"
It's just that I have, Liv.
Have faith that things are going well, everything will be okay.
The boat!
There are boat, Liv!
Wait!
No!
- No! - Liv!
Wait!
Help!
Over here!
Help us here!
We are now in a couple of hours, Liv.
I just wanted to say goodbye to you and the boys.
Goodbye, Thor.
- I have lots of drugs this time. - It's good.
- Hope you do not have to use them - What?
I hope you do not have to use them!
Yes yes. So do I.
The boys say good luck.
Thank you.
you?
Do not be mad at me, Liv.
Life. If I get to that, -
- Everything will change.
I will not to fight like that, Liv.
I just hope that 100 days from today children still have a father.
I hear you very ... What?
Nothing, Thor.
Nothing.
I hear you bad now. What did you say?
being broken here now. Liv! Sorry ....
Adiós!
Thor, look over here!
Hello!
Yes, how are you?
- We'll see. - He's doing the best he can Thor.
- Some that we have more tomato soup? - No thanks.
If we get westerlies now. We blow right back to Caiao.
Tiki got wind from the south.
- There it is again Fuck! - How do we get around it?
Tighten the sling front. Then we both board and sail.
Tighten the rope starboard.
- You must have the further up Thor. - Behind?
Further up When we get more torque to steer with.
Come on.
Ouch! Damn!
- Are you okay? - Damn.
Take out more rope starboard. More rope starboard!
- Where is starboard? - Right!
Oh my God!
Would not budge. It is totally wrong course.
- We can not control - It is good.
Now we just use the paddle. So we keep the bow forward.
Awesome Great job.
Just relax and enjoy.
In 100 days, you can start Peruvian crab colony in Polynesia.
That was not bad!
Had liked it even better if we were heading toward the
It's probably better if you take the lens cap.
Like that.
Yes ... There are only 100 days left now.
Was it the shark?
I think you should get some sleep.
You watch a couple of hours.
Thor?
Remember sailors the sailor home of New York?
That said the logs would rub against each of the ropes being torn apart?
We should have used a piece of wire.
These ropes held for 1500 years, and they get to keep now.
If you can not trust the Tiki you can trust me.
Does anyone know if they are edible?
Flying fish.
Must taste like a delightful mixture of herring and grouse.
Herman, you should stay firm.
If you fall overboard, you are there. Hard to turn around and pick you up.
Well that one of us has been at sea before.
Drowning be The best way to die.
You hold one minute under water, maybe two. And as you exhale.
When you swallow lots of salt water. First, it will strangle you.
Then push it down into the lungs and stomach. Mixes with stomach acid.
Then it will be such a chemical reaction A bit like you're burning up inside.
And then panic your heart to beat very fast.
And then cracks a lot of tanks and stuff, inside.
And then swallow more and more water.
And then you die.
All in all.
Three, four minutes Five.
But you do not get life in revue?
Jo.
And the experts say is the very worst part.
Hell Radio! Damn!
Just forget it. Torstein.
- What did you say? - Andes ...
Andes are hundreds of miles away. Ok?
Just stay in bed. Can not risk you spew on the radio.
Look at the chart, then
As long as we run up along the coast, we are in the radio shadow.
I must have radio contact, guys.
Attention is money. And I must pay for this
That's right, Thor. Keep on shooting.
I will contact the Coast Guard.
They'd never managed to arrive in time. If anything should happen
North northwest. It is good
You know that the southern equatorial cubits Located west?
Yes I know.
Since we barely manage to control and are completely on the wrong course, I thought.
You know that it is not possible wanting a new course?
There are no rules at sea.
- Should we wake the boys? - No.
There's just no rain.
They get to sleep.
Everyone on deck!
Come on!
Get the mainsail!
Thor!
Tie you down Thor!
Tie your seat belts!
Race.
Get it cuts!
Get the mainsail!
Thor!
Thor, grab my hand!
Thor!
It was nice there?
Twelve degrees five minutes -
- Two seconds south.
Eighty degrees, minutes fifty-five ...
Course north.
What does it mean?
528 nautical mil.
And it is then?
2.3... 2.2 knots.
Yes.
But it's not so bad, it?
The rate is still too northerly. Here we are, after four days.
The worst that can happen is that we run back to shore?
The worst that can happen is that we do up here.
Into the maelstrom flows south of the Galapagos. That's where we're headed.
- I've never heard of anything like that. - Please. Look ...
Believe that it goes well everything will be okay.
I have lots of faith.
The problem is I also have a sextant!
Galapagos vortex forming waves of over nine meters -
- And the roar can be heard In many kilometers distance
It's nice illustrated, too.
We need to get it higher.
- Must have it higher. - Can you get it higher?
Roger that.
Higher!
There!
We have nothing.
- He sends from Los Angeles - Can he contact the press?
Now comes the money, Thor!
I lost him.
No, no! No!
Damn! Fucking shit bird!
Let her be.
Why did we do with the bird?
Good question.
What say you, Thor?
It was a gift.
Come on.
Bengt... Bengt, get the camera.
Get your camera, Bengt!
The camera, Bengt!
Bengt, get the camera.
Whale shark. Completely harmless.
Harmless? Are you crazy? It can wallow in one second.
- They are sacred in Vietnam. - They call it "Ca Ong". Mr. Fisk.
Bengt, camera!
Here it comes.
Look at that!
- Bengt Where's the camera? - I charge it
- It tries to pass us! - No, it eats only from the raft.
Where is it?
Look there!
No, put it.
No!
Erik!
Come here.
Herman, are you deaf? Did not you hear what he said?
- It would topple us. - You follow orders!
- Keep it together. - Come
Pardon
Damn!
- Yes ... - Yes?
- He did not listen to you. - It's my job to tell about it.
You ...
He sells refrigerators.
He was scared. It just happens.
- How are you? - I'm fine
I'm fine.
People who have something to think about -
- They should try it here.
To propel the Pacific.
Hey, Lorita.
- That was us long ago. - Us?
Yes we started that way.
As small organisms in the water.
We were so beautiful?
Probably.
But since it has gone straight to hell.
Thor?
The shark or whale or whatever it was for nothing...
- Are you okay Knut? - It is good
Do not worry about it.
You are the years?
Yes trying to reach the South Equatorial bus.
If it had not already gone, then?
It has not.
It could happen.
No.
It can not happen.
- Builds the life raft? - No, it's for my daughter.
She is six months old.
I doubt that her first words are "daddy".
Torstein?
I need to talk to the press. Come on.
I hold on, okay?
I have a little daughter even at home.
We can not reach. There is nothing we can do.
Fix the radio, you. Then I show you what I can do.
- The mountains still can not shadow - Without the balloon, they are still there.
The damn bird.
- We do not have enough power. - It's not about watts Torstein
Damn!
Hell!
Can you quit the cigarette?
See!
There's something down there.
Look at that.
Look at it!
Protecting against sharks.
Yes Exactly, yes.
- Are you going down? - No. Bengt.
Yeah shown. Send Swede!
Shark!
It is totally waterlogged Just like you showed me.
Showed?
I broke off a piece and tossed it overboard. Sank like a stone.
raft absorbs water, Thor.
It looks worse than it is.
We are not even on the right track!
You take an extra dog guard. As far as I know everyone has a job to do here!
Yes we have him.
Ready?
Yes.
"To Otto Munthe-Kaas, the Norwegian Embassy, Washington DC. "
"From Thor Heyerdahl, Kon-Tiki on May 17, 1947. "
"58 seconds south, 09 seconds west."
"The raft is doing good. We are on the way and morale is high. "
"Due to problems with radio We have not been able to contact before. "
"The wind conditions are stable and we ..."
- Is it good? - Yes.
- Sure this? - Yes. People will see the raft.
In by hand. It is 5000 meters deep here. Do not lose it.
Ha! Come on!
- We got you. - Come on!
I got you.
It goes well
Bengt?
- Why do you feed the sharks with the soup powder? - It is shark repelent.
No, it's tomato soup.
- Where is the shark repelent? - I think we ate it.
Were you happy my friend?
You will get my greatest praise.
You ar handsome, foolish and young.
Sjunger of hjärtat, Sjunger.
You ar handsome, foolish and young.
Sing from the heart, singer.
The girl from Havana ...
Lorita?
Lorita!
No!
Pass legs!
Stop it! We attract only more sharks!
Please!
Please.
It's our only chance.
Our only hope ... is to try first arch ropes.
Tighten everything up again.
Herman ...
We have built a raft that Tiki did. And he came forward.
And so do we.
- This is where we believe. - Believe?
This is not a religion of Thor. This is ... frenzy.
This is bigger than us.
Please.
Look at the logs. Feel how your raft is moving.
- Tiki knew. - God, you understand nothing?
There is no one else here except you believes in Tiki!
No?
What the hell are you doing here?
I implore you.
All I ask is that we ensure Us -
- With a few modern materials.
Please?
No!
Well, certainly not going to frostbite off my leg...
Herman!
Herman, take the rope!
Grab the years!
Hold on!
The rope is too short!
Throw that shark overboard
In with the rope again!
Throw it!
Herman, take it easy!
No, Knut!
Throw out the rest of the shark!
Three years ago, I shot four men.
Gestapo took me by radio.
It was war.
The same is said Torstein.
He helped to lower the Tirpitz. 1000 men went down.
But it does not bother him.
Thank you.
It was you who saved my life.
That's what I mean.
Thank you.
I could not have saved you.
I can not swim.
I know that. Thor
Everyone knows that.
What time is it now?
Tues over two
- Are you sure? - Yes, for over two.
- We need to talk. - Yes, there you are.
We are on the south equatorial cubits.
On the way to Polynesia.
- Are you sure? - Yes. 100%.
Oh my God!
Look at it!
We are there! We are on the way, boys.
- Is it true? - Are we there?
I knew it.
No, you did not!
Herman!
Are you happy now?
Were you in doubt, right?
We have passed a critical point mood is high.
Each nautical mil is one mil closer evidence I have been looking for.
Ancient humans did not look at the ocean as a barrier. -
- But as a means of communication.
Such research can not be done from behind a desk
- Or by a committee.
A 1500 year old civilization -
- Had shipping and navigation skills.
captured the to maneuver a balsa raft -
- Over 8000 kilometers.
We use the same stars as they did!
It is as if we are the only people left in the universe.
Maybe we are.
Maybe they are released more bombs at each other.
And every city's like Hiroshima.
may not think we had had radio contact, Bengt.
Perhaps we simply just been accepted now.
By nature.
That we have become like a seagull or fish.
Bird.
See!
A bird.
What is going on?
See!
We have traveled over 8000 miles, -
- Yet it is a fact that the greatest danger lies ahead.
- People? - No.
Raroia reef.
There is a wall around the whole island, with sharp coral.
Why did not you say something?
It was impossible to know exactly where we would end up.
We can try to push the exchange rate slightly southward.
And hope to hit Samoa about... 30 days.
- You can believe! - What options do we have?
We could try to surf over.
Surf?
Yes.
Waves come in cycles of 13
Every 13 wave is substantially greater than the other.
When we are close to the reef -
- We throw out an anchor, something heavy that can keep the raft in place.
And so?
Then we count the waves. And just before the 13th wave -
- We cut the rope, Hopefully, surf over the reef.
It can go.
I like it.
We do.
- This is how we do it. - Good When we find something heavy.
We have some broken radio batteries and jerry cans.
Thor?
Liv asked me to give you this.
Was the intention that you should get it when we arrived, but ...
Approaching Raroia reef.
"Do you not hear from us within 36 hours ", -
- Contact the Norwegian Embassy in Washington.''
250 meters left.
Put on shoes.
Everyone, put on shoes!
Herman, just to get started.
When we throw the anchor!
One!
Thought never to bring life jackets?
To!
Three!
Fire!
Five!
Six!
Seven!
Eight!
Ni!
The smoke! Hold on!
Thor!
My Boyfriend Thor.
You did it!
You proved what Tiki told us the night on Fatu Hiva.
You do not to learn to swim.
Should you fall in the water, you would flow of clean, shear willpower.
As you might have understood, I in Tahiti and waiting for you.
Because it was supposed to be our life, proved to be only yours.
You are who you are.
And you're going to spend the rest of life to chase sunsets.
Thor, this is not about to explore the Pacific Ocean.
important than to go, was why you had to go.
Why you could not stop yourself to put everything behind you, -
- Steer towards the unknown.
But it is you, -
- My beloved Thor.
And the irony is that it's just I love you too. -
- Was what drove us apart.
Liv.