# The Burning Sea (2021)

> A Norwegian submarine operator confronts a cascading North Sea catastrophe born from decades of offshore oil extraction.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/438315

## Facts

- Runtime: 104 min
- Genres: Action, Thriller, Drama
- Director: John Andreas Andersen
- Cast: Kristine Kujath Thorp, Henrik Bjelland, Rolf Kristian Larsen, Anders Baasmo Christiansen, Bjørn Floberg, Anneke von der Lippe, Ane Skumsvoll, Cengiz Al
- TMDB rating: 6.6/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt12753120/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: mild
- Mood: tense, foreboding, claustrophobic, disaster movie night, action thriller marathon

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