Remember this name: Aksel Hennie. If \u201cPioneer,\u201d a mixed bag
\nof a conspiracy thriller, works at all, it largely does so because of him.
\nHennie, now into his second decade as an actor in Norwegian film (he\u2019s also
\nwritten and directed a feature) gives a spectacular performance as Petter, a
\ndeep-sea diver on an oil rig who becomes something of a scapegoat after a mishap
\nthat takes the life of his brother and leaves him searching for truth. <\/p>\n
At the movie\u2019s opening, Petter and brother Knut are all
\ndiving bravado. Working with a team that includes some American oil-and-diving
\nconsultants and laborers (portrayed by the likes of Wes Bentley and Stephen
\nLang), Petter and Knut are excited to hit new depths as they work to create an
\noil-money payday for themselves and their country\u2019s economy. \u201cThat\u2019s one small
\nstep for a man,\u201d Knut proclaims in English on reaching a particular plateau.
\nTheir swagger doesn\u2019t last long, and Petter, after failing to save his brother,
\nhas to sit in a decompression chamber for an unconscionably long time. Once
\nhe\u2019s out, he\u2019s convinced the accident occurred because his oxygen feed was cut.
\nHe\u2019s told that he\u2019s mistaken, and he ought to accept his part in what happened
\nand let it lie. He won\u2019t.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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