58m •
1950
"Kon-Tiki" was the name of a wooden raft used by six Scandinavian scientists, led by Thor Heyerdahl, to make a 101-day journey from South America to the Polynesian Islands. The purpose of the expedition was to prove Heyerdal's theory that the Polynesian Islands were populated from the east- specifically Peru- rather than from the west (Asia) as had been the theory for hundreds of years. Heyerdahl made a study of the winds and tides in the Pacific, and by simulating conditions as closely as possible to those he theorized the Peruvians encountered, set out on the voyage.
Syncron-film AS •
SF Studios • SE
Budget: $0
Revenue: $0
2021•
6.0
2005•
5.5
1951•
0
2019•
5.0
2003•
6.8
2003•
7.1
1995•
0
1971•
6.3
1992•
5.5
2001•
7.6
2006•
7.5
2013•
5.0
2018•
7.0
2000•
0
2019•
6.2
