Directed by The Quake‘s John Andreas Andersen and written by Lars Gudmestad and Harald Rosenløw-Eeg, who co-wrote the screenplays for The Quake and The Wave, it’s fair to say that the team behind The Burning Sea know a fair bit about ecological disaster movies, and it’s all on display in the trailer for their latest blockbuster, in which a crack in the seabed causes a huge oil rig to start collapsing into the sea; check it out below…
In 1969, the Norwegian government announces their discovery of one of the world’s largest oil fields in the neighboring North Sea, launching a prosperous period of offshore drilling. 50 years later, the environmental consequences begin to manifest – a crack has opened on the ocean floor, causing a rig to collapse. A team of researchers, including submarine operator Sofia, rushes in to search for the missing and assess the cause of the damage, but what they discover is that this is just the start of a possible apocalyptic catastrophe. As rigs are evacuated, Sofia’s loving companion Stian becomes trapped in the depths of the sea, and Sofia must dive in to rescue him. The Burning Sea is the latest disaster epic from the team behind The Wave and The Quake.
The Burning Sea is set for release in the UK on digital platforms from May 30th.
