Uh, this is Jens.
Hmm? What?
And this is direct from the Spanish authorities?
Yeah, okay. I understand.
Yeah.
No, that's fine. Yeah, I will.
Yeah. See you there.
Hi, Karin.
You have to help me call the
whole department and tell them to come to work now.
Yes, now.
Perfect.
Okay. See you there.
What's going on?
As you know…
It's not over in La Palma.
…there has been an eruption on La Palma.
First, a gas emission that killed several tourists,
then large amounts of ash caused a plane to crash.
And this may be just the beginning.
This eruption looks to be destabilizing the mountain,
according to the accounts of researchers there.
They fear that huge masses of rock will slide into the ocean
and, in the worst case, will cause a several hundred-meter tsunami.
Hundreds of millions of lives are in danger.
If that occurs, it would be the largest natural disaster
humanity has ever faced.
The Canary Islands are in danger of complete destruction.
And the Spanish authorities don't know when the mountain could break apart.
It could be just days.
But if it does develop into a full-scale lava eruption,
it could be hours.
To avoid panic and chaos,
it is extremely important that everything I have told you here stays confidential.
EVACUATION OF NORWEGIANS
Ever since 1949,
the peaceful and quiet island of La Palma has been a ticking time bomb.
During the eruption in 1949,
there'd been a series of very strong earthquakes,
and a fault zone had developed along the crest of the volcano.
We're talking about the mountain flank
moving together as one piece down towards the ocean.
It seems to already be close to failure.
The crucial question is not a matter of if,
but of when.
No.
Erik, what the f--
what the fuck are you doing here? I told you to leave.
Yeah?
But I won't leave without you, and you're charged with assaulting a police officer.
So look. A lawyer will come later, and they'll get you out.
Okay.
Marie, was it true?
The thing you said about…
That there might be a tsunami?
We won't be here when it comes.
We'll find a boat, and we'll leave the island, Erik. I promise.
Look at me, Erik.
-It's my fault you're here. -No.
-I've fucked everything up. -No, Erik, you haven't.
I should have died, not Mom and Dad.
Erik, stop. You're not allowed to talk like that. Look at me, Erik.
You're all I've got.
Mm.
Mm. Let's sleep longer.
Okay.
Hey, Tobias. Let's see if we're allowed to swim yet.
Good luck.
Hi.
Maybe you'd like to sit down?
Fredrik told me that you met someone here by the pool.
And what's her name?
I'm just asking her name. It's okay.
Everyone calls her Charlie.
But, Mom, it's not like…
it's not…
It's all right.
Yeah.
How long have you felt like this?
Maybe always?
I'm just…
-I've become so used to being, uh… -Sh.
…unnoticed, and now…
But now I'm supposed to be a lesbian, and, to be honest, I…
-Can we maybe wait a little? -Yeah.
You
are the world's most fantastic Sara,
and I'm so very proud.
And you absolutely should do whatever feels right to you.
You're free to choose that. Why are you crying?
That's just what it's like being in love. It's totally cuckoo.
Mm.
Oh, hey, my precious.
Is it okay to swim?
Sure. We've cleaned the pool. Looks like the worst is over.
Okay, super. Thanks.
-♪ Mele Kalikimaka is the thing to say… ♪ -Okay, first one in.
♪ On a bright Hawaiian Christmas day… ♪
It looks like a gorgeous day. Maybe your friend'll be here, huh?
♪ From the land where palm trees sway ♪
♪ Here we know That Christmas will be green and bright ♪
♪ The sun to shine by day And all the stars at night ♪
♪ Mele Kalikimaka is Hawaii's way ♪
-♪ To say Merry Christmas… ♪ -Hey, that tickles!
♪ A very Merry Christmas ♪
♪ A very, very, Merry, Merry Christmas To you ♪
Almost time to get out for a while.
-No! -Yes!
No!
You really miss us, huh?
Hey, Jennifer, listen to me. Don't cut me off.
There could be a tsunami.
Could be so big that it destroys the island. You have to leave now.
The authorities will raise the alarm, and there will be chaos.
La Palma Airport is still closed after the accident,
so you have to get to Tenerife and catch a plane from there.
What are you talking about? A tsunami?
-Yes. -Are you sure about this?
The authorities there think so, so do what I say.
La Palma is not a priority.
The big ferries have been redirected to the bigger islands.
There is… there is one smaller ferry.
It leaves in 20 minutes.
You have to be on that one, okay? Understand what I'm telling you?
-This is life or death. -T-- twenty minutes?
Yes, and you can't tell anyone. It'll just be chaos.
Promise me you'll leave now and won't tell anyone.
Jennifer, say it.
-Okay got it. -Good.
Only pack your toiletries and cell phones.
We're ten minutes from where we parked the car. Let's take a taxi.
-Sara, are you ready? -What's happening? Are we in danger?
Just pack your bag and listen to your mother, please.
You just have to trust us.
-It's just to be on the safe side. -Of what?
Sh! Could you just…
Hey, you.
Hey. Just sit down.
There you go.
Hey, so we're… we're leaving on a trip.
We're going to take a ferry boat far out into the sea.
Okay? Use your watch to keep an eye on the time.
-Dad, how long do we have left? -Now it's 16 minutes.
Sixteen minutes.
Let's set a timer for that much, okay?
Good job.
Dad! Mom!
What about Charlie? Mom, what about Charlie?
I'll come with you to get Charlie, and you get a taxi.
And you, Tobias, go with Dad and keep track of the time.
-Can we go now? -Yes.
-Let's go. And call her too. -Yeah. Come on.
Okay.
Okay, Tobias, are you ready?
Let's go.
There. Fine.
-Where's she staying? -Here.
Hello? Charlie?
Charlie!
Hey!
-Fuck! -Swearing isn't allowed.
Yeah, sorry.
-Seven minutes left. -Okay.
-Charlie! -She's not here.
Send her a text, and we'll get Jens to help her, but we gotta go!
No, Mom! No! Tell me! What's about to happen?
A tsunami's coming!
We gotta go. Come on!
-Farther to the right. -No. Up there to the left…
We didn't find her.
Where's the taxi?
Come here. Come.
-What? -Get in.
-Fredrik! -Just get in!
Have you lost your mind?
In, in, in, in!
Oh my God.
-Six and a half minutes left. -Nice, Tobias.
Hey! Hey!
-You have to drive. Just drive! -They're coming! We gotta go! Drive!
Hey!
-How much time is left, Tobias? -Thirty seconds.
-Stop! -Stop!
-Fuck! Get them on the ferry! -Stop!
-No, no, no, no, no! -Kids, let's go!
Get them on the ferry! Get them on the ferry!
-It's okay. Come on, Tobias. -Come on. Run!
-Please! -Come on, stand up!
-You have to wait! You cannot leave yet! -Wait!
Wait!
Get on. Careful.
-Oh, get out of here. Go! -Please stop. I have money.
Money. Please take it.
No, no, no, no, no! No, no!
Please, can you wait? He's coming right there. Please!
Please take it. Please.
-Get out of here. -Go!
-He's right there! He's right there! -Hurry, Dad!
-Hey! -Please, can you wait?
He's coming right there! Please!
Hey! Wait!
My phone's dead. You have a charger?
Here.
Thanks.
MISSED CALL FROM SARA
Charlie? Hello?
You have to get to Tenerife and get a plane home as soon as possible, okay?
Are you joking? What's going on?
The whole island is going to be evacuated!
You… you have to try to get on a ferry, okay? Or rent a boat
as fast as possible, okay?
What are you talking about?
Charlie?
I'm Álvaro Pérez from La Laguna Geological Institute.
I was told to call this number if there was any news.
There is.
The eruption is happening soon, and the mountain is becoming unstable.
What does it mean? That means we can't wait for nine more hours!
The landslide will create a tsunami.
The evacuation warning must be issued immediately.
-Excuse me? -Hi.
-I need to rent a boat, please. -Okay. A day trip?
Yes, yes. A day trip. I need to… to drive the boat to Tenerife.
Oh, we don't usually do that.
Oh, that's the evacuation warning.
We need… we need to go, all of us.
Erik, you have to get me out of here. You have to go talk to her!
Central station to patrol car one. Over.
-Just give me a key. You can come with me. -Yeah. Fine, fine, fine. Bye.
We could go together. Please. Please!
-I'm sorry. We're closed. -Oh, come on!
Okay, everyone.
Listen to me.
The Spanish authorities have informed us they're evacuating.
That means we'll get lots of calls.
From now on, we're only taking inquiries from countries affected by this.
Inform them where to go and where the best places to evacuate are.
If any family member calls, hang up.
-I need a boat. -I'm sorry.
-You have to help me. -Fredrik.
We need to go before the mountain collapses.
-Yeah, that's what I'm trying to do. -There are boats down here. Come on.
Sorry! Sorry!
Okay. Hey, hey, hey!
Here. Money.
Gracias.
To Tenerife.
-Yes, sir. Tenerife. -Thanks.
-Excuse me. -Hey, there's no room.
No, no, no. He's with me.
-Yeah, fine. Here. Go, go, go. -Okay. Thank you.
-Sorry. -Okay, we did it.
Yeah, we did.
God.
There's lava coming down the mountain. Let her go now.
-I'm not authorized to release prisoners. -Are you insane?
Calm down! We need to evacuate now.
-No, I'm not leaving my sister! -I will try to get permission.
Just sit outside and don't disturb me.
-I need to know how to proceed. -Erik!
Wait! Please! Please!
Help me.
-There isn't any room, sorry. -My baby!
We're full.
Please. I have to get on the boat.
There's no more room, sorry. There's no more room.
Please. I have to get on the boat. I have a baby.
-I'm sorry. We have to go. -I have a baby.
-There's no room. -Please!
Oh, please.
-You can have my seat. -Gosh!
Thank you.
-What the hell are you doing? -I can't do it.
-Fredrik, you can't give your seat away-- -I need to give it to her.
-You can't! -I can't do this. No, no, no.
Fredrik!
Hey, don't!
I…
I'll find another way.
Hola, chico.
What are you doing?
The mountain is moving.
I've just asked the government to issue the evacuation warning.
There's nothing more I can do.
People always need an occasion to drink a fine bottle of wine.
But they get it all wrong.
The bottle is the occasion.
Yeah.
I guess things will be pretty chaotic from here on.
Time for you to get a seat on a boat to Tenerife.
Look.
I've done the math.
It's easy.
And there just aren't enough boats… in La Palma to get everyone to Tenerife.
All those patients at the hospital, tourists, locals,
families with children.
All people with a purpose.
And then you have me.
What are we drinking?
Pingus 2013.
Phew! Ooh la la!
A present for my 60th birthday.
This is the worst beer I ever had.
Look at that!
You know, I never thought I'd die like this.
At my desk.
Me neither. I always pictured something more exciting.
Is there any way of…
Get the helmets.
I will get the suits.
We are taking one last field trip.
On La Palma, there is still lava pouring…
On the island of La Palma…
The question is, how much longer…
Nobody knows when the mountainside will slide into the sea,
creating a giant tsunami.
The tsunami will affect millions of people.
The Canary Islands will be the most affected…
Authorities have set up an air bridge from Tenerife to the mainland
and are trying to evacuate everyone off the island,
so we'll keep you updated.
Right. But where in Portugal are you?
Yeah, okay. Good. One moment.
Hey, Karin, can you find out what that guy in ski gear wants?
Yes.
No, you're far enough inland so you'll be safe. Yes, just stay indoors.
-Can I help you? -The receptionist sent me up here.
My name is Hugo Berg. I'm a researcher.
I've done some numerical modeling of tsunami waves.
I was watching the news and wondered if maybe I could help.
It was the wife that thought I should offer.
Hi, Sara. Are you on the ferry?
Yeah.
But Fredrik stayed.
He missed the ferry but is trying to find another boat, I guess.
Mom is completely devastated.
What happens if we don't get on a plane?
Don't worry. I'll find a solution.
I swear.
Well, compute the size of the wave, velocity,
to see if there are places that are geologically safer to be than others.
-Of course, you do have to account… -Okay.
What are you saying? I'm going crazy?
-Uh… -Can I call you back?
I have three ministers waiting.
What do we know about the evacuation of the islands?
Gran Canaria and Tenerife are prioritized.
There's an air bridge established, but very few people will get out.
There must be something we can do.
December is peak season in the Canary Islands.
There's just too many people.
My sister's husband is still there.
And my sister is on a ferry to Tenerife with her two children.
So you talked to them?
It's my sister. Hmm? Tell me, what should I have done?
You leaked classified information?
The receptionist sent up a wave researcher who's offered his skills.
A wave researcher?
Yes. He says he can compute where and how the wave will hit--
I don't wanna hear this.
I know it's difficult,
but what if it gets out that Foreign Affairs is calling their families
while thousands of Norwegians are dying?
It's Fredrik.
Hey. Where are you now?
-Hi. -Where are you?
Yeah, I haven't left La Palma.
Can you find a different boat?
It's total chaos here, but…
How are Sara and Tobias?
Yeah, they're… they're doing all right.
Take good care of them.
No matter what happens.
What are you saying?
I love you, Jenny.
Hey, don't talk like that.
You were right.
Right about what?
Everything.
I should have done it different.
Stop. Stop it! You're going to get on a boat.
Do you hear what I'm saying?
Hello? Fredrik?
I…
Hey, what'd he say?
He's still there.
I think maybe he was saying goodbye.
We don't know that, Mom, okay?
Okay? Mm?
Um…
That wave researcher, where'd he go?
What was that?
That wave researcher, where did he go?
I sent him home. S-- s-- sorry. Yes…
Hey, excuse me!
Excuse me! Hi.
Jens Uvdal. Hey. I manage the operations center.
-Okay. Hugo Berg. -Yeah, um, you're a wave researcher?
No, so… Well, I've written a lot about the numerical modeling of tsunami waves.
-Right, but-- -Yeah?
Can you find out if there are areas that are safer than others?
I can do my best.
Okay, follow me.
I need to know how to proceed.
I can't let them out without speaking to the police lawyer.
I might lose my job over this. Over.
The lava is coming this way. Some of the houses further up are on fire.
We need to get out of here.
Andrea, we've got a boat, and they're waiting for us.
I can't leave.
-There are people here. -Forget your job! This is going to hell!
We have to go now! Now!
Let's go!
Erik?
-One second. -That's it. Sh.
Just relax. It's gonna be okay.
It's one of the little keys. I saw it.
Right. Okay. Let's go.
Hey, let me out. Let me out!
-Hurry. Hurry up! Let me out! -Okay.
Give me the keys. Just give me the fucking keys. Fuck off!
No, no. We must get to the dock.
-Are you Norwegians? -Huh?
There's really no point in going down there. All the boats are gone.
It's just chaos there. It's too late.
We… we… we need to get off the island. We… we have to get away--
I know where there's a boat.
On a beach. I used it when I was diving. There's a chance it's still there.
Where?
Follow me.
Okay, what can you do?
I use models to calculate how the wave will make landfall,
and what I look for are places the wave won't hit as hard
or won't reach because of geographical obstacles.
So, um, coves, or bays, or--
There are a lot of mountains on the Canary Islands.
Can't we just evacuate everybody up there?
No. The gasses are just as dangerous as lava
in an eruption like that.
And the wind direction is the worst-case scenario.
It's blowing the gasses towards the other islands.
You don't have to climb hundreds of meters up to be in danger,
and that's not enough, anyway, if rocks that massive slide into the ocean.
Okay.
I… I'm sure I don't have to tell you to work as fast as you can.
It's just a matter of hours now.
Yeah, or minutes.
Yeah.
Okay, great. Great, Erik!
-Nice. -Yeah, okay. Pull it out.
Come on!
Hey!
Get away from the boat!
-I've got a boat. Where are you? -Marie, get in the boat, now.
-Get in. -Get out!
Go. Get in.
-This is our boat. -Shut up! It's here, over the cliffs.
-Get out, now! -Dude, there's room for everyone.
-You… you can come with. -Fuck off!
Get the fuck away from the boat!
-Drop the gun! -Get off the boat! Step away!
-Drop the gun! -Get out of the boat!
You, get out of the boat. And you, move out the way. Get up!
-No, no, no, no! -Erik!
-No! -Erik, what the… Erik! No!
Erik!
What did you do?
Get away from the fucking boat!
-Hey, it's all okay. -It's okay.
It'll be okay, you hear me?
It's noth-- it's noth-- it's nothing.
Sorry.
Sh. Stop it.
Get away. Fuck off!
Hello. Talk to me.
Erik! Erik, what are you doing?
Fuck! Erik!
The turtles…
They knew.
Hey…
Erik!
Erik?
Erik!
Hey!
Wait for us!
-Hey! Hey! You two! -We have to go!
-No! Erik! Erik! -We have to go!
-Erik! -We have to go!
Come on!
Back off! In the boat, now.
Back off, all of you!
Guys, he's got a gun!
Back off!
Go!