The Wave
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- 2015
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The avalanche on the
night of January 15, 1905-
- surprised people
while they were sleeping soundly.
It happened in Lodalen in Nordfjord
where a big piece of the mountain fell out.
Resulting in a major tidal wave,
which killed 63 people.
The tidal wave surged through Lake Loenvatnet
and was 40 meters tall when it reached land.
58 years have passed since the
Tafjord Disaster in Sunnmre.
40 people lost their lives when a huge
piece of the mountain fell into the sea.
There are numbers today that show over
300 unstable mountains in Norway.
Everyone knows that it's only a matter
of time until the next big avalanche.
Geiranger is threatened with what people
believe will become a new Tafjord Disaster.
- a giant, unstable part of the mountain
that one day will fall out.
Then, 7 million cubic meters of rocks
will slide straight into the fjord-
-and create an enormous tidal wave.
No place else can you find
as active as in kerneset.
The question is:
Can the people be warnedbefore the mountain slides into the fjord?
THE WAVE:
What is this?
I'm 40! Come on!
- Hello?
- Hey, daddy.
- What's going on?
Could you get me some pliers?
Can't we call a plumber? Here.
I don't need any plumber,
but could I get some plumbing pliers?
- It's in there.
- Here you go, mom.
How did you know what
Everybody knows that.
There we go.
No need for this when we move.
This house has soul.
What's a "soul"?
A soul is just some nonsense
- What did you say?
- Nothing.
And then you have the view.
The entire city is right
outside our doorstep.
And everything is controlled by remote.
- Lights, music, blinds...
- Can you send the broccoli?
And the thing
I liked the most was-
- that you can open and close the door
with your cell phone.
You have this key app.
- And you trust that?
- No, I had to double check.
I've never seen a key app
before in my life. Come on!
Idun, what do you think?
Throw it away? Or...?
You're going to throw your shirts away?
Aren't they nice, though?
New place, new line of work...
Okay, you know what?
I think you need a suit.
From now on you'll need a suit and tie.
And you need to get a nice, new haircut.
This is going to be great.
- Why don't we just screw this and stay here?
- No, we've decided.
It's going to be great.
Maybe even I'll get
more of your attention than that mountain.
You want attention?
- You want me to give you my attention?
- No tickling!
No! Not on the kitchen table!
We're preparing food there tomorrow!
KERNES/GEIRANGER PREPAREDNESS CENTER
CENTER FOR AVALANCHE SURVEILLANCE
The six on the seven.
Everything as normal?
0,3 mm the last 24 hours.
That's way within the limits.
Hey.
How's everything in the old Oil City?
As usual. A lot of suits.
- Classic capitalist attire.
- How long has this been on?
Two days in the big city
and he's a gourmet.
Yeah, that's how it goes.
"Thanks for everything"...
Sounds like it's your funeral, Kristian.
Then you can make the cake next time.
- I hope that won't be for a long time.
- It looks fantastic, Margot.
Well...
Dear Kristian, who could imagine...
this would be your last day with us.
That doesn't sound like a funeral at all...!
Here, Jacob.
The thing is,
it's not only up here that we have mountains.
There are mountains in the North Sea as well.
I understand the guys in the oil business
that would want a guy like you.
You're skilled and dedicated.
I know I speak for everyone when I say
that you'll be sorely missed.
- It'll be sad.
- Thanks.
Though it'll be f***ing great not having to
triple check everything all the time.
- Cheers to that.
- Cheers.
- Number 5 too?
- Looks like it.
- What's going on?
- The groundwater suddenly sank.
In number 4 and 5.
Then we lost the connection.
Can you show me?
- Get a camera feed.
- Two seconds.
Are you zooming in?
- No other movements?
- No, dead quiet.
- Maybe a bad connection?
- It looks stable.
We'll have a look
next time we're up there.
Can someone please
turn off that f***ing alarm?!
Kristian? Kristian!
The mountain is quiet. It's okay.
Go pack your stuff. We're in control.
- Look, mom, I managed to fit everything.
- That's great, honey.
- Want me to take these too?
- Yeah, you can take the boxes with books.
- Isn't he going to help?
- Yes, actually, he is.
- Hey, how goes the packing?
- Pretty well.
That wrinkle, Kristian...
I thought that was supposed to disappear now.
Something weird happened
to the groundwater today.
That's not your responsibility any more.
That mountain has been
there for a thousand years
and it'll probably be there
for a thousand more.
Now finish packing
so the moving van can go tomorrow.
Pack down that wrinkle too.
Now, get moving.
- Do you see how mommy is messing with daddy?
- Everyone has to contribute, daddy.
How are you doing, buddy?
I like it here.
I know that Geiranger isn't
the center of the world, but...
It's safe. It's home.
I know this is hard.
It's not that.
But your mom and I made a decision
that we believe is best for our family.
It's not always easy to be the one
that has to make tough decisions.
Then what's next?
After we've lived in Stavanger for two years.
Then it's up and out
to move again?
This whole f***ing country is all rocks.
What's going on here? Are you guys moving?
Come here.
- You too.
- Me as well.
Hey, Sondre.
We'll see how long you'll handle it,
only concrete and...
And Kristian with a tie around his neck.
That'll be new.
- It'll be a transition.
- Yeah, a bit tight around the neck.
- Are you ready?
- Yeah, mostly.
These guys will take the ferry today and
I'll stay here and work for a few more days.
- So you're not leaving now?
- No, you won't get rid of me just yet.
- Daddy, it's our turn.
- Are we going or what?
Wait here. I won't be long.
- I've bought an apartment and everything.
- Hey, I need to show you something.
HOTEL GEIRANGER:
DOWNTOWN GEIRANGER
- Hey, Vibeke.
- Oh, you're here?
I thought I'd help out a bit.
Welcome to Geiranger.
Sorry about the wait.
- That's no problem at all.
- What are your names?
- Let's see if we have a room for you.
- Did the others leave already?
- I think they'll be on the ferry soon.
Imagine that there are no problems with
the sensors, but with the wires down there.
Right?
All mountains consist of layers.
Ours is no different.
all these layers.
You said that the groundwater disappeared
right before we lost contact.
Groundwater
won't just disappear like that.
It finds new ways, makes new layers.
That creates friction.
Which then again make the other layers move.
And if they moved enough,
they might've cut off our wires.
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