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Herman Watzinger:
[about the ropes that keep united the raft]
It's our only chance. Our only hope now is to try and reinforce the ropes. Tighten up everything again. Thor Heyerdahl:
Herman... We have built this raft just like Tiki did, and he made it there. And so will we. This is the faith we have. Herman Watzinger:
Faith? This isn't a religion Thor. This is... insanity. Thor Heyerdahl:
This is bigger than us. Herman Watzinger:
Please. Look at the logs. Feel how your raft is moving. Thor Heyerdahl:
Tiki knew. Herman Watzinger:
My God!, you understand nothing? There's no one here except you who believes in Tiki! Thor Heyerdahl:
No? [makes a pause. He looks everybody] Thor Heyerdahl:
Then what the hell are you doing here?
[about the ropes that keep united the raft]
It's our only chance. Our only hope now is to try and reinforce the ropes. Tighten up everything again. Thor Heyerdahl:
Herman... We have built this raft just like Tiki did, and he made it there. And so will we. This is the faith we have. Herman Watzinger:
Faith? This isn't a religion Thor. This is... insanity. Thor Heyerdahl:
This is bigger than us. Herman Watzinger:
Please. Look at the logs. Feel how your raft is moving. Thor Heyerdahl:
Tiki knew. Herman Watzinger:
My God!, you understand nothing? There's no one here except you who believes in Tiki! Thor Heyerdahl:
No? [makes a pause. He looks everybody] Thor Heyerdahl:
Then what the hell are you doing here?
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Movie Summary
Legendary explorer Thor Heyerdahl's epic 4,300-mile crossing of the Pacific on a balsawood raft in 1947, in an effort to prove that it was possible for South Americans to settle in Polynesia in pre-Columbian times.
