Kon Tiki - Sunday 25th January 5pm

For those of us of a certain age, Thor Heyerdahl and the Kon Tiki expedition have a place in the memory as an epic adventure, almost as daunting and dangerous as the moon landings. There was the documentary and those Penguin Books with the orange and white covers and now the film that captures perfectly that spirit of adventure.

This from Digital Spy:

Kon-Tiki is a film that inspires awe and wonder with almost every wave, and despite the characterisation and dialogue taking a back seat, the compelling central performance from Pål Sverre Hagen is one that should lead to wider exposure.
Fittingly, there's a refreshing lack of modernity to the movie itself, which unfolds in a tone and pace more accustomed to 30 or 40 years ago and thus eschews the contemporary trends of quick cuts and 'clever' dialogue. It lends itself to a wide-eyed innocence that fits the subject matter.

And Contact Music agrees:

While this ambitious Norwegian historical adventure sometimes dips into melodrama, it's a riveting, fascinating true story about passion and tenacity. It's also directed with a terrific sense of the open sea by Joachim Ronning and Espen Sandberg, who have made a recreation of real events that changed the way we understand global migration.

Please note we will be showing the English version of the film.