'' The Wave '' ( ) is a 2015 Norwegian disaster film directed by Roar Uthaug . It was Norway 's official submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 88th Academy Awards but failed to be nominated . The movie depicts a future event in Møre og Romsdal in which the Åkerneset crevasse collapses , creating an avalanche resulting in an 80 meter tall tsunami that destroys everything in its path . A sequel titled '' The Quake '' ( ) , directed by John Andreas Andersen , was released on 31 August 2018
88th Academy Awards
88th Academy Awards
The Wave (2015 film)