(2021) — El Mar Del Norte

: Director John Andreas Andersen used practical effects wherever possible. Due to the pandemic, the crew filmed entirely in Norway, which granted them access to a real oil platform . This allowed actors to interact with authentic environments, improving the film's "visceral" feel.

The "snake-like" underwater robots featured in the film are real products from a Norwegian company called Eelume . El mar del Norte (2021)

: During filming, the robots were often controlled by real Eelume employees rather than just using CGI, which added a layer of technical realism to the production. Production & Themes : Director John Andreas Andersen used practical effects

: The film's protagonist, Sofia, works for this real company, and the script was specifically written around what the Eelume robots could actually do. The "snake-like" underwater robots featured in the film

An interesting feature of the 2021 Norwegian disaster film El mar del Norte (released internationally as or Nordsjøen ) is that the robotic technology used by the main characters is actually based on real-world engineering. Real-Life Robotic "Stars"

: Reviewers from Projected Figures noted that the film subverts genre conventions by having the female lead, Sofia, rescue her male partner, Stian, rather than the typical "damsel in distress" trope. The Burning Sea (2021)

: The plot is inspired by a real prehistoric event known as the Storegga Slide , a massive underwater landslide that occurred roughly 8,000 years ago off the coast of Norway.