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2014
R
Magnolia Pictures
1 h 51 m

2014
R
Magnolia Pictures
1 h 51 m

Summary This conspiracy thriller is set in the early 80's, the beginning of the Norwegian Oil Boom. Enormous oil and gas deposits are discovered in the North Sea and the authorities aim to bring the oil ashore through a pipeline from depths of 500 meters. A professional diver, Petter, obsessed with reaching the bottom of the Norwegian Sea has th...

Directed By: Erik Skjoldbjærg

Written By: Nikolaj Frobenius, Hans Gunnarsson, Cathinka Nicolaysen, Kathrine Valen Zeiner, Erik Skjoldbjærg

2014
R
Magnolia Pictures
1 h 51 m

2014
R
Magnolia Pictures
1 h 51 m

Pioneer

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 13 Critic Reviews

58

User Score Mixed or Average Based on 7 User Ratings

5.6

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Summary This conspiracy thriller is set in the early 80's, the beginning of the Norwegian Oil Boom. Enormous oil and gas deposits are discovered in the North Sea and the authorities aim to bring the oil ashore through a pipeline from depths of 500 meters. A professional diver, Petter, obsessed with reaching the bottom of the Norwegian Sea has th...

Directed By: Erik Skjoldbjærg

Written By: Nikolaj Frobenius, Hans Gunnarsson, Cathinka Nicolaysen, Kathrine Valen Zeiner, Erik Skjoldbjærg

Where to Watch

Critic Reviews

Metascore

Mixed or Average Based on 13 Critic Reviews

38% Positive
5 Reviews

62% Mixed
8 Reviews

0% Negative
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Metascore

Mixed or Average Based on 13 Critic Reviews

38% Positive
5 Reviews

62% Mixed
8 Reviews

0% Negative
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Wall Street Journal

Dec 4, 2014

What’s admirable about Pioneer is its succession of interesting environments, both below and above the water’s surface, and the quietly appealing figure at the center of the international intrigue.

By Joe Morgenstern FULL REVIEW

Nov 30, 2014

Its greatest asset, and another trait it shares with Mann and Fincher's work, is a careful attention toward the particulars of its milieu in a way that doesn't call attention to those period touches.

By Carson Lund FULL REVIEW

Dec 5, 2014

Remember this name: Aksel Hennie. If Pioneer, a mixed bag of a conspiracy thriller, works at all, it largely does so because of him. Hennie, now into his second decade as an actor in Norwegian film (he’s also written and directed a feature) gives a spectacular performance as Petter.

By Glenn Kenny FULL REVIEW

Apr 7, 2014

Political chicanery and psychological mystery entwine with some stunning underwater sequences but don’t gel entirely satisfactorily.

By Angie Errigo FULL REVIEW

San Francisco Chronicle

Dec 18, 2014

The movie isn’t really bad, just tepid, and it’s partly redeemed by a good lead performance.

By Walter Addiego FULL REVIEW

New York Daily News

Dec 5, 2014

This one can't handle the pressure.

Apr 10, 2014

The more tangled the plot becomes, the more hackneyed Skjoldbaerg’s tactics get.

By Mike McCahill FULL REVIEW

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User Score

Mixed or Average Based on 7 User Ratings

43% Positive
3 Ratings

29% Mixed
2 Ratings

29% Negative
2 Ratings

User Reviews

User Score

Mixed or Average Based on 7 User Ratings

43% Positive
3 Ratings

29% Mixed
2 Ratings

29% Negative
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Details

Production Company Friland, Pandora Filmproduktion, Garagefilm International, Film i Väst, Les Films d'Antoine, Matila Röhr Productions (MRP)

Release Date Dec 5, 2014

Duration 1 h 51 m

Rating R

Genres

Tagline When your ultimate adventure becomes your ultimate nightmare

Website https://www.facebook.com/pages/Pioneer-film/529438077089842

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Awards

Amanda Awards, Norway

• 2 Wins & 3 Nominations

World Stunt Awards

• 2 Nominations

Kosmorama, Trondheim Internasjonale Filmfestival

• 2 Nominations

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