El Mar Del Norte (2021) May 2026

: 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

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

: 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) : During filming, the robots were often controlled

: 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 Burning Sea (2021) : The film's protagonist,

: 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.