Kraken

"Only 5% of the ocean has been explored for a reason…"

2026 1h 34m NO

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6.2

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67%

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★6.2TMDB · 346🍅67%Rotten Tomatoes★5IMDB · 1,710

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Synopsis

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A marine biologist is doing research on a fish farm when she encounters several strange occurrences. Along with the brutal deaths of two teenagers, all signs point to the deep fjord; can there be more to the depths than the eye can see?

“Only 5% of the ocean has been explored for a reason…”

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Cast

Sara Khorami
Johanne
Mikkel Bratt Silset
Erik
Ingvild Holthe Bygdnes
Henriette
Øyvind Brandtzæg
Avaldsnes
Jenny Evensen
Maria
Steinar Klouman Hallert
Cato
Filip Bargee Ramberg
Hallvard
Jon Erik Myre
Georg

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Pål Øie
Writers: Vilde Eide, Kjersti Helen Rasmussen, Natasha Arthur
Languages: Norwegian, English, Japanese
Countries: Norway

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1 / 8

MONEY

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Shot for just $1.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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2 / 8

MONEY

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Grossed $14M — a 14.3× return. The kind of profit studios chase for a decade.

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3 / 8

ERA

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Released this year — you're seeing it while it's still in the cultural conversation.

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4 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Norwegian, English, Japanese.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Pål Øie, shot by Sjur Aarthun. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Roy Westad. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Sjur Aarthun shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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8 / 8

CAST

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Sara Khorami and Mikkel Bratt Silset and Ingvild Holthe Bygdnes carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Pål Øie directs. Sjur Aarthun behind the camera. Roy Westad scores. Sjur Aarthun cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in Norway. Dialogue in Norwegian, English, Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Shot for just $1.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
2Grossed $14M — a 14.3× return. The kind of profit studios chase for a decade.
3Released this year — you're seeing it while it's still in the cultural conversation.
4Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Norwegian, English, Japanese.
5Directed by Pål Øie, shot by Sjur Aarthun. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Roy Westad. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Sjur Aarthun shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Sara Khorami and Mikkel Bratt Silset and Ingvild Holthe Bygdnes carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "Only 5% of the ocean has been explored for a reason…".
10IMDB entry: tt19838566 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Cinematography: Sjur Aarthun
Original score: Roy Westad
Editing: Sjur Aarthun
Production design: Kari Kankaanpää
Costume design: Janne Karjalainen
Makeup / hair: Milana Keskikastari
VFX supervisor: Theodor Groeneboom
Stunt coordinator: Oula Kitti
Runtime: 94 min · 1h 34m
Status: Released
Budget: $1,000,000
Box office: $14,329,678
Return: 1433% of budget
Original language: NO
Certification (US): NR
IMDB: Kraken (2026)
Rotten Tomatoes: 67% 🍅 Fresh
IMDB rating: 5/10 · 1,710 votes

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Sierbahnn2026-05-02
★ 7/10
After Trollhunter (2010) and the later Troll-movies (2022,2025) it is well established that Norwegian filmmakers are confident and proficient monster-builders. So also with this movie, which is a cautionary tale about meddling with nature. The casting is solid, the character-work leaves the protagonists and antagonists with motivations and relationships you can relate to, which means that the tension has stakes. The direction is good and the effects are just lovely. There are a lot of physical props to compliment the grander cgi-pieces, and it all blends very well together. I enjoyed this a lot.

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