The Wave ( Bølgen , literally “Wave”) is aNorwegiandisaster film directed byRoar Uthaug, released in2015. It is inspired by a true story about alandslidecausing atsunamithat killed forty people on the banks of thefjordin1934 1 .
The film was selected as input Norwegian for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 88 th Academy Awards in 2016 2 .